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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"Christianity is a battle, not a dream."
— Wendell Phillips —
"Whatsoever we beg of God, let us also work for it."
— Jeremy Taylor —

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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

Praying with Paul
Features the apostle Paul's writings turned into daily, powerful prayers.
'Holy Sharing' (1 Co. 16:13-20)
"Dear Father, In watchfulness, may I stand firm in faith, be courageous, and be strong. Let everything I do be done in love. Help me to subject myself..."
Spiritual Warfare
A daily devotional about God's power for our battles.
'Jesus Regularly Gathered with God's People'
"Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Holy Spirit, and stories about him spread all through the area. He began to teach in their synagogues,...."
Daily Wisdom
A daily devotional featuring wise counsel found in Scripture.
Proverbs 13:3
"He who guards his lips guards his life, but he who speaks rashly will come to ruin."
God's Holy Fire
A daily devotional about the work of the Holy Spirit in our lives.
'Putting It in Context' (Ac. 4:25)
"[Disciples praying to the Lord after Peter and John were released from jail:] "You spoke by the Holy Spirit through the mouth of your servant, our father David:..."

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