The current book on my hands is a biography of C.T. Studd, cricketer and pioneer, who created a stir in the secular world of his youth by renouncing wealth and position to follow Christ. Seeing his passion for Christ and for the lost absolutely blows me away! I quote:

"Christ's call is to feed the hungry, not the full; to save the lost, not the stiff-necked; not to call the scoffers, but the sinners to repentance; not to build and furnish comfortable chapels, churches, and cathedrals at home in which to rock Christian professors to sleep by means of clever essays, stereotyped prayers and artistic musical performances, but to raise living churches of souls among the destitude, to capture men from the devil's clutches and snatch them from the very jaws of hell, to enlist and train them for Jesus, and make them into an almighty Army of God. But this can only be accomplished by a red-hot, unconventional, unfettered Holy Ghost religion, where neither Church nor State, neither man nor traditions are worshipped or preached, but only Christ and Him crucified. Not to confess Christ by fancy collars, clothes, silver croziers or gold watch-chain crosses, church steeples or richly embroidered altar cloths, but by reckless sacrifice and heroism in the foremost trenches."

"The difficulty is to believe that He can deign to use such scallywags as us, but of course He wants faith and fools rather than talents and culture. All God wants is a heart; any old turnip will do for a head. So long as we are empty, all is well, for then He fills with the Holy Spirit."

"If Jesus Christ be God and died for me, then no sacrifice can be too great for me to make for Him."

Amazing love, how can it be
That You my King would die for me?
Amazing love, I know it's true
And it's my JOY to honour You
In all I do, I honour YOU.