Max Lucado Quotes

The meaning of life. The wasted years of life. The poor choices of life. God answers the mess of life with one word: 'grace.

~ Max Lucado

GRACEGRACE is the GIFT of God's Riches' the PEACE of God, The LOVE of God, The HOPE of God.

~ Max Lucado

Tragically, some people believe they are going to heaven when they die just because a few drops of water were sprinkled over their heads a few weeks after their birth. They have no personal faith, have never made a personal decision, and are banking on a hollow ceremony to save them. How absurd.

~ Max Lucado

Tragically, some people believe they are going to heaven when they die just because a few drops of water were sprinkled over their heads a few weeks after their birth. They have no personal faith, have never made a personal decision, and are banking on a hollow ceremony to save them. How absurd!

~ Max Lucado

If the Bible is called the Good Book, it's not because its people are. Blood flows as freely through the stories as the ink through the quills that penned them.

~ Max Lucado

The big news of the Bible is not that you fight for God but that God fights for you.

~ Max Lucado

The sinless One took on the face of a sinner so that we sinners could take on the face of a saint.

~ Max Lucado

God sees us with the eyes of a Father. He sees our defects, errors, and blemishes. But He also sees our value. What did Jesus know that enabled Him to do what He did? Here’s part of the answer: He knew the value of people. He knew that each human being is a treasure. And because He did, people were not a source of stress, but a source of joy.

~ Max Lucado

The snake pulled back the curtain to the throne room and invited Eve to take a seat. Put on the crown. Pick up the scepter. Put on the cape. See how it feels to have power. See how feels to have a name. See how it feels to be in control! Eve swallowed the hook. The temptation to be like God eclipsed her view of God.

~ Max Lucado

Gratitude gets us through the hard stuff...Gratitude always leaves us looking at God and away from dread.

~ Max Lucado

God never said that the journey will be easy, but he did said that the arrival will be worthwhile

~ Max Lucado

No one can do everything, but everyone can do something.

~ Max Lucado

Fear creates a form of spiritual amnesia

~ Max Lucado

Create a trophy room in your heart. Each time you experience a victory, place a memory on the shelf. Before you face a challenge, take a quick tour of God’s accomplishments. Look at all the paychecks he has provided, all the blessings he has given, all the prayers he had answered. Imitate the shepherd boy David. Before he fought Goliath, the giant, he remembered how God had helped him kill a lion and a bear (1 Samuel 17:34-36). He faced his future by revisiting the past.

~ Max Lucado

Don't worry about having the right words; worry more about having the right heart. It's not eloquence he seeks, just honesty.

~ Max Lucado

Focus on giants - you stumble.Focus on God - Giants tumble.

~ Max Lucado

When God looks at you, he doesn’t see you; he sees the One who surrounds you. That means that failure is not a concern for you. Your victory is secure.

~ Max Lucado

Though you see nothing, he is acting.

~ Max Lucado

Confession is the act of inviting God to walk the acreage of our hearts. “There is a rock of greed over here, Father. I can’t budge it. And that tree of guilt near the fence? Its roots are long and deep. And may I show you some dry soil, too crusty for seed?” God’s seed grows better if the soil of the heart is cleared.

~ Max Lucado

You come before the judgment seat of God full of rebellion and mistakes. Because of his justice he cannot dismiss your sin, but because of his love he cannot dismiss you. So, in an act which stunned the heavens, he punished himself on the cross for your sins. God’s justice and love are equally honored. And you, God’s creation, are forgiven.

~ Max Lucado

Let him into the mire and muck of our world. For only if we let him in can he pull us out.

~ Max Lucado

When we would say 'No way,' he would say, 'My way.' Then the ones who doubted would scramble to salvage the blessing. And the one who gave it would savor the surprise.

~ Max Lucado

Worry divides the mind.

~ Max Lucado

The maker of the stars would rather die for you than live without you. And that is a fact. So if you need to brag, brag about that.

~ Max Lucado

You change your life by changing your heart.

~ Max Lucado

I was raised in the greatest of homes... just a really great dad, and I miss him so much... he was a good man, a real simple man... Very faithful, always loved my mom, always provided for the kids, and just a lot of fun.

~ Max Lucado

If we can understand that death is not the end but is really a transition into the next life, the great part of life, that frees us up into receiving God's courage and his help.

~ Max Lucado

About four days a week, I do pretty good at having a morning prayer time. But even at that, it's a rambling sort of thing. What I have learned to do better is to try to keep my mind turned toward God and ear inclined toward God throughout the day, and I think I'm doing better at that, but I've got a long way to go.

~ Max Lucado

God will use whatever he wants to display his glory. Heavens and stars. History and nations. People and problems.

~ Max Lucado

God meets daily needs daily. Not weekly or annually. He will give you what you need when it is needed.

~ Max Lucado

A season of suffering is a small assignment when compared to the reward. Rather than begrudge your problem, explore it. Ponder it. And most of all, use it. Use it to the glory of God.

~ Max Lucado

A man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the crowd.

~ Max Lucado

My first encounters with faith came about the time I was a Boy Scout, at about 14 or 15. I made the logical deduction that they operate the same way; I treated my faith like earning a merit badge, and everything about Christianity was about earning merit badges.

~ Max Lucado

There is a time for risky love. There is a time for extravagant gestures. There is a time to pour out your affections on one you love. And when the time comes - seize it, don't miss it.

~ Max Lucado

It seems to me that election season is just a Petri dish for anger and cynicism.

~ Max Lucado