Quotes about Zeal

I'm sick and tired of life with no desire. I don't want a flame, I want a fire.

These four effects of love are: unity, mutual indwelling, ecstasy, and zeal.

The lazy priest always has less time than the zealous priest, because the former is thinking in terms of the interruptions to his leisure, while the latter seeks the opportunity to be another Christ. The priest's time is not his own; it is Our Lord's.

What one has, one ought to use; and whatever he does, he should do with all his might.

We do not have time to waste our lives coasting out casual, comfortable Christianity.

By the time the average Christian gets his temperature up to normal, everybody thinks he has a fever!

I have one desire now - to live a life of reckless abandon for the Lord, putting all my energy and strength into it.

A due apprehension of God's sovereignty promotes the spirit of worship, provides an incentive to practical godliness, and inspires zeal in service.

Almost the whole life of religious bodies lies in the maintenance of their first fervor.

Resolved: To live with all my might while I do live." And

The highest of missionary motives is neither obedience to the Great Commission (important as that is), nor love for sinners who are alienated and perishing (strong as that incentive is, especially when we contemplate the wrath of God . . .), but rather zeal—burning and passionate zeal—for the glory of Jesus Christ. . . . Only one imperialism is Christian . . . and that is concern for His Imperial Majesty Jesus Christ, and for the glory of his empire.2

Desire that your life count for something great! Long for your life to have eternal significance. Want this! Don't coast through life without a passion.