Quotemeal: Sep. 8th, 1949

Thursday, September 8, 1949

"A gem cannot be polished without friction; the child of God cannot be perfected without adversity."
— Author Unknown

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Illustration of Author Unknown — "A gem cannot be polished without friction; the child of God cannot be perfected without adversity."

Other Devotionals from Heartlight for Thursday, September 8, 1949

Passion for Praise
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'Holy Hands' (Ps. 134:2)
"Lift up holy hands in prayer and praise the Lord."
Praying with Paul
Features the apostle Paul's writings turned into daily, powerful prayers.
'God's Secret Wisdom' (1 Co. 2:6-10)
"Dear Father, revealer of secret wisdom, Thank you for revealing to us what has been hidden, the wisdom which you decreed before the ages concerning....."
What Jesus Did!
A daily guide from the gospels that challenges readers to live for Jesus.
'Food You Don't Know About' (Jn. 4:31-33)
"[While the people were coming out of the Samaritan village to see Jesus at Jacob's well], the disciples were urging Jesus, "Rabbi, eat something." ..."
God's Holy Fire
A daily devotional about the work of the Holy Spirit in our lives.
'Equal Access' (Ep. 2:17-18)
"[Jesus] brought this Good News of peace to you Gentiles who were far away from him, and peace to the Jews who were near. Now all of us can come to the Father..."

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