A few thoughts from Quito Special Meetings

• Jesus did His part to heal the blind man in John 9.  If the man hadn't done his part in obeying, there would have been no miracle.  It didn't matter to the man that they cast him out of the synagogue because he hadn't received any help there anyway.

• Allowing God to work in our lives can speak to others without words.

• As we walk by faith, we prove that what God chooses for us is best.

• Jesus didn't shed His blood so that we could enjoy the best that this world offers, but rather so that we could enjoy the best that heaven offers.

• We show by our lives what is most important to us.

• Life becomes simple when we learn to follow Jesus.

• A true revelation unites God's people throughout the ages.

• Do we listen to the gospel to examine ourselves or to justify ourselves?  What we receive depends on how we listen.

• The rest of God is hidden in the yoke.

• Many people say, "I have to see it to believe it."  In the way of God, we have to believe it in order to see it.

• The doctrine of Christ is not subject to opinion.

• As we wait on God, we can receive power to become willing.

• The rich young ruler bent his knee but not his will.  As a result, he went away sad.

• The footsteps that we are following determine the footsteps that we are leaving.

• In every decision that we make, big or small, we can either honor or dishonor God.

• There's an afterwards to everything.

• A man was constantly complaining to the authorities in his town about all the bad things that went on around him, all the wrong things that his neighbors were doing.  The government official gave him the task of carrying a glass of wine filled to the brim all the way around the town without spilling a drop.  When he returned, the official asked him what he had seen while he was walking around town.  "Nothing" was his reply.  What we are carrying in our lives will help us to not be so concerned about all that is going on around us.

• Does what is in me help or hinder others?

• Although perfect, Jesus was and is willing to identify Himself with an imperfect people.

• I am responsible for my actions and my reactions.

• Under stress, Jesus could commend His spirit to His Father in perfect condition.

• Our doctrine is Jesus.

• God doesn't want an isolated people; He wants a separated people.  Jesus showed us how to live that way.

• May our faith in the blood of Christ be greater than our feeling of unworthiness.

• Remorse only brings pain.  True repentance brings peace.

• The world can fit into our hearts, but it cannot fill us.