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Following Jesus: Quotations from Burning Words

We must follow Jesus Christ, step by step, and not open up a path for ourselves. We can only follow Him by denying ourselves. "Ye are not your own."— FENELON

The true Christian, who has the spirit of Jesus, will say, as Ruth said to Naomi, "Whither thou goest, I will go;" whatever difficulties and dangers may be in the way.— RICHARD CECIL

Under the banner of the Saviour's dying love, I feel it to be the most precious privilege in the universe to deny myself, to take up my cross, and to follow the Lord whithersoever He goeth.— MARY LYON

Follow after Him though it may be at an immeasurable distance. Follow Him in His long endurance and His great humility. Follow Him with a bold and cheerful spirit in the happy and glorious victory which He won over sin and over death, and in the end thou shalt find in Him the true communion and fellowship which He only can give.— DEAN STANLEY

We must imitate Jesus; live as He lived, think as He thought, and be conformed to His image, which is the seal of our sanctification.— FENELON

Believing on Christ, learning of Christ, following Christ,— this is what it is to be a Christian. You must believe on Him that you may learn of Him. You must learn of Him that you may follow Him. But believing is nothing, and learning is less than nothing, if they do not result in faithful following.— W. GLADDEN

The secret of all our dryness, the root of all our weakness, our want of fruit and progress, our dearth and desolation, is, that we do not follow Christ. First, we do not believe that He has any particular care of us, or personal interest in our lives, and then, falling away at that point from His lead, we drop into ourselves, to do a few casual works of duty, in which neither we nor others are greatly blessed.— HORACE BUSHNELL

There are two paths in which the Christian follows Christ in this world, - paths which are always parallel, and which often merge into one, - the path of integrity, and the path of benevolence. In doing right and in doing good the Christian is a follower of Christ.— W. GLADDEN

It sweetens every bit of work to think that I am doing it in humble, far-off, yet real imitation of Jesus.— E. PRENTISS

Get into sympathy with Jesus. Seek His presence, seek His help. And walking through the world in His company, you will be as balm in the bleakest weather, a benediction in the wildest scene.— JAMES HAMILTON

God never gave a man a thing to do concerning which it were irreverent to ponder how the Son of God would have done it.— GEORGE MACDONALD

It is a good thing to follow Jesus with our eyes open. That is walking both by sight and faith. But it is better to follow Jesus blindly than not to follow at all.— H. CLAY TRUMBULL

Never do what you cannot ask Christ to bless; and never go into any place or any pursuit in which you cannot ask Christ Jesus to go with you. If washed in Jesus' blood,— T. L. CUYLER

Then bear His likeness too, And as you onward press Ask, "What would Jesus do?"— F. R. HAVERGAL

Precious Saviour! glorious Forerunner! oh, give us grace to follow Thee; and whenever tempted to relax our efforts, or loiter on our journey, or complain of the way, may we remember that Thou hast traveled every step of the way before us, and art now waiting to welcome us into Thy presence and glory.