“God’s will is that our lives should be “a perpetual crisis of dependence on him.” We defeat his will in our lives when we lay up treasures on earth.
The life of faith does not follow automatically when a person becomes a Christian. It requires deliberate action on our part. This is especially true in an affluent society. The believer must put himself in a position where he is compelled to trust God…
It is only as he gets rid of his reserves and other false supports that he can truly launch out into the deep…
God pours out his choices blessings on those who are anxious that nothing shall stick to their hands. Individuals who value the rainy day above the present agony of the world will get no blessing from God…
How utterly in keeping with this age of grace it is for us to sell our prized possessions–our diamonds and other jewelry, our original paintings, our antique furniture, our sterling silver, our stamp collections–and put the proceeds to work in the salvation of souls throughout the world.”
William MacDonald in True Discipleship (Kansas City: Walterick Publishers, 1976) 92-93, 108.