Quotemeal: May. 1st, 1948

Saturday, May 1, 1948

"The prayers and supplications that Christ offered up were, joined with strong cries and tears, herein setting us example not only to pray, but to be fervent and importunate in prayer. How many dry prayers, how few wet ones, do we offer up to God!"
— Matthew Henry

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"Is it not wonderful news to believe that salvation lies outside ourselves?"
— Martin Luther —
"The Church is an organism that grows best in an alien society."
— C. Stacey Woods —
"The most extraordinary thing in the world is an ordinary man and an ordinary woman and their ordinary children."
— G. K. Chesterton —
"All worry is atheism, because it is want of trust of God."
— Bishop Fulton Sheen —

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Illustration of Matthew Henry — "The prayers and supplications that Christ offered up were, joined with strong cries and tears, herein setting us example not only to pray, but to be fervent and importunate in prayer. How many dry prayers, how few wet ones, do we offer up to God!"

Other Devotionals from Heartlight for Saturday, May 1, 1948

Morning & Evening
The classic twice-daily devotional from Charles H. Spurgeon.
Evening Thought: Mark 8:38
"If we have been partakers with Jesus in his shame, we shall be sharers with him in the lustre which shall surround him when he appears again in glory...."
Today's Verse
A daily devotional featuring a Bible verse, thought and prayer.
Philippians 1:29
"For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for him."
A Year with Jesus
A devotional to help reclaim Jesus as the daily Lord of our lives.
'Unable to Comprehend'
"Dear Child of God, Sometimes the truth is simply hard to comprehend. I'm not talking about a truth that is intellectually tough to comprehend...."
Daily Wisdom
A daily devotional featuring wise counsel found in Scripture.
Proverbs 4:7
"Wisdom is supreme; therefore get wisdom. Though it cost all you have, get understanding."

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

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