C. John Miller Quotes.

1. "We want God to show us the practical things. Who should I marry? What career should I pursue? We want guidance, but Jesus wants to give us himself. Jesus is the light of the world: he is the answer. He wants to show his glory in our lives."
- C. John Miller, Saving Grace: Daily Devotions from Jack Miller

2. "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:9 Recognizing and confessing sin is a normal part of the Christian life. God didn’t declare us righteous because of Christ and then leave us to wallow in sin. Rather, he has an ongoing strategy for us that involves getting rid of more and more sin. It’s like living in a dim room that appears clean, and then pulling up the shades or turning on the light, only to see that it is really dusty and dirty. Even though the room feels dirtier now than before, the dirt was there all along. When we walk in the light of the Lord and struggle to love people, we begin to see more things wrong with us. What’s more, the devil says, There’s no hope for you. God couldn’t love somebody as bad as you. The truth is that all along you were this bad, this messed up, and this selfish. It was only as the light came in that you saw all these problems. This is a signal, not for despair, but for hope! Don’t be depressed by what you see, but rather learn to own up to your sins by faith and disown them by confessing them. If you confess your sins, they really are forgiven. You can go forward to love others in ways you never dreamed possible."
- C. John Miller, Saving Grace: Daily Devotions from Jack Miller

3. "Jesus was born under the law of God and took on himself the condemnation we deserved for our sin. Now the full legal rights of adoption are given to us who are in Christ by faith."
- C. John Miller, Saving Grace: Daily Devotions from Jack Miller

4. "Our natural tendency is to judge and condemn others. But here we find that, because of the cross we’ve been freed from God’s curse and liberated as sons and daughters. We are now free to humble ourselves and walk along with someone who is erring, even if they’ve sinned in a way that may be very terrible. When you bear each other’s burdens, what you are carrying is the burden of the other person’s sin. What motivates you is your compassion. You come alongside the sinner, not trying to crush them, but putting your arm around him or her as much as you can, as if to say, Jesus loves you, so do I, and we want you to know this."
- C. John Miller, Saving Grace: Daily Devotions from Jack Miller

5. "Suppose you have shown a lot of mercy to someone. But they haven’t ever thanked you or acknowledged what you have done. When that happens to me, my instinct is to want to choke that person. But when you know God’s mercy to you in Christ, when you know the forgiveness of sins, your hands are so full of God’s good gifts of mercy and grace that you don’t have a hand free to choke anyone."
- C. John Miller, Saving Grace: Daily Devotions from Jack Miller

6. "Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him. James 1:12"
- C. John Miller, Saving Grace: Daily Devotions from Jack Miller

7. "When you get alone with God and begin to pray, you learn your insignificance. You see how big and powerful God is, and suddenly, the whole of your life becomes worship and praise."
- C. John Miller, Saving Grace: Daily Devotions from Jack Miller

8. "I wanted a well-organized church, and it was—as well organized as the local cemetery and just as dead. In my life and in my preaching there was no touch of the love of God, no grace. When we come to the impossible and are broken again and again, that’s when we cry out to Jesus for grace. That’s what changes yourself and others. That’s the heart of growing to be like Christ."
- C. John Miller, Saving Grace: Daily Devotions from Jack Miller

9. "You can’t say that the law is the power of God unto salvation. The law is the will of God, but it is certainly not the power of God to save people."
- C. John Miller, Saving Grace: Daily Devotions from Jack Miller

10. "Remember, the only real leader you have is Jesus Christ. Unless you are daily taught of Him you will not be able to make the right decisions. To get to Him you need to pray, but it needs to be prayer of a unique quality. You can pray all night and all day and still not be in touch with His will. Prayer is not full and effective unless it adds up to our learning to wait upon the Lord for Him to make known His will. He needs to break down our tendency to cry out in prayer "Your will be done," and then to get up and still try to impose our will on circumstances."
- C. John Miller, The Heart of a Servant Leader: Letters from Jack Miller