Quotemeal: Aug. 7th, 1947

Thursday, August 7, 1947

"Living for others, commitment to God's redeeming purposes, is a means of grace. We give because of our faith, and it deepens as we give. If we permit ourselves and our people to give casually, we are really teaching contempt."
— Richard S. Emrich

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"The beautiful thing about this adventure called faith is that we can count on Him never to lead us astray."

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Illustration of Richard S. Emrich — "Living for others, commitment to God's redeeming purposes, is a means of grace. We give because of our faith, and it deepens as we give. If we permit ourselves and our people to give casually, we are really teaching contempt."

Other Devotionals from Heartlight for Thursday, August 7, 1947

A daily devotional featuring a Bible verse, thought and prayer.
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A daily devotional about God's power for our battles.
"Blessed [happy, spiritually prosperous, favored by God] is the man who is steadfast under trial and perseveres when tempted; for when he has passed..."
The classic twice-daily devotional from Charles H. Spurgeon.
"The Christian, while in the world, is not to be of the world. He should be distinguished from it in the great object of his life. To him, "to live,"....."

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Quotemeal is a daily dose of Christian quotes to inspire and encourage.