Quotemeal: Jul. 31st, 1946

Wednesday, July 31, 1946

"Not until we have become humble and teachable, standing in awe of God's holiness and sovereignty...acknowledging our own littleness, distrusting our own thoughts, and willing to have our minds turned upside down, can divine wisdom become ours."
— J. I. Packer

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— Henry Emerson Fosdick —
"God never promises to remove us from our struggles. He does promise, however, to change the way we look at them."
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Illustration of J. I. Packer — "Not until we have become humble and teachable, standing in awe of God's holiness and sovereignty...acknowledging our own littleness, distrusting our own thoughts, and willing to have our minds turned upside down, can divine wisdom become ours."

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'Boldness!' (Ac. 4:31)
"After [the disciples'] prayer, the meeting place shook, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit. Then they preached the word of God with boldness."
What Jesus Did!
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Morning & Evening
The classic twice-daily devotional from Charles H. Spurgeon.
Evening Thought: 2 Kings 3:16,17
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