Inspirational Quotes by Jerry Bridges
“He so directs and controls all events and all actions of His creatures that they never act outside of His sovereign will.”
“We must believe this and cling to this in the face of adversity and tragedy, if we are to glorify God by trusting Him.”
“You and I may never have the privilege in this life of seeing an obvious outcome of God’s plan for us, as Joseph did. But God’s plan for us is no less firm and its outcome is no less certain than was God’s plan for Joseph.”
“we should take more seriously our responsibility to pray for the leaders of our government that they will make wise decisions.”
“We do know God has instructed us to pray for leaders. Our duty, then, is to pray for wise decisions, but to trust when foolish and harmful decisions are made.”
“stated in Proverbs 21:31, "The horse is made ready for the day of battle, but victory rests with the LORD," is one of the most frequently stated truths about the sovereignty of God in all of the Old Testament.”
“But note also the twofold objective of God’s providence: His own glory and the good of His people. These two objectives are never antithetical; they are always in harmony with each other. God never pursues His glory at the expense of the good of His people, nor does He ever seek our good at the expense of His glory. He has designed His eternal purpose so that His glory and our good are inextricably bound together.”
― Jerry Bridges ,
from Trusting God
“Our first priority in times of adversity is to honor and glorify God by trusting Him.”
“A WORD OF CAUTION The material in this chapter is “tough stuff.” It should be read, studied, and prayed about when life is more or less routine. It should be stored up or hidden in our hearts (see Psalm 119:11) for the time of adversity when we must draw upon its truth. Above all, we need to be very sensitive about instructing someone else in the sovereignty of God and encouraging that person to trust God when he or she is in the midst of adversity or pain. It is much easier to trust in the sovereignty of God when it is the other person who is hurting. We need to be like Jesus, of whom it was said, “A bruised reed he will not break” (Matthew 12:20). Let us not be guilty of breaking a bruised reed (a heavy heart) by insensitive treatment of the heavy doctrine of the sovereignty of God.”
“we as Christians should put our trust in God, not in our nation's armaments.”
“God never pursues His glory at the expense of the good of His people, nor does He ever seek our good at the expense of His glory.”
“we are just as dependent on God when the physician diagnoses a routine illness and prescribes a successful medication. We are just as dependent when the paycheck comes regularly and all our material needs are met.”
“He has designed His eternal purpose so that His glory and our good are inextricably bound together.”
“The Scriptures never indicate that God is frustrated to any degree by our failure to act as we should.”
“God still holds us accountable for the very sins that He uses to accomplish His purpose.”
“there is no conflict in the Bible between His sovereignty and our responsibility.”
“God's providence clearly affirms that we can trust God.”
“This does not mean our country should discharge all our military personnel and mothball our ships and tanks. It means we should not trust in them.”
“God not only created the universe but that He upholds and sustains it day by day, hour by hour.”
“God never has to agonize over a decision. He does not even have to deliberate within Himself or consult others outside of Himself. His wisdom is intuitive, infinite, and infallible: "His understanding has no limit" (Psalm 147:5).”
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Jerry Bridges is an evangelical Christian author, speaker and staff member of The Navigators. He is the author of more than a dozen books, including The Pursuit of Holiness, which has sold more than one million copies. His devotional Holiness Day By Day garnered the 2009 ECPA Christian Book Award for the inspiration and gift category, and The Discipline Of Grace received a similar award in 1995 for the Christian living category.
Bridges earned his undergraduate degree in engineering at the University of Oklahoma before serving as an officer in the United States Navy during the Korean War.
He joined Christian discipleship organization The Navigators in 1955, where he served as administrative assistant to the Europe Director, office manager for the headquarters office, Secretary-Treasurer of the organization, and as Vice President for Corporate Affairs before moving to a staff development position with the Collegiate Mission.