Quotemeal: Dec. 22nd, 1949

Thursday, December 22, 1949

"How many observe Christ's birthday! How few, his precepts! O! 'tis easier to keep holidays than commandments."
— Benjamin Franklin

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"The difference between perseverance and obstinancy is that one often comes from a strong will, and the other from a strong won't."
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— Theodore Isaac Rubin —
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— Elton Trueblood —
"Not until we have become humble and teachable, standing in awe of God's holiness and sovereignty...acknowledging our own littleness, distrusting our own..."
— J. I. Packer —

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Illustration of Benjamin Franklin — "How many observe Christ's birthday! How few, his precepts! O! 'tis easier to keep holidays than commandments."

Other Devotionals from Heartlight for Thursday, December 22, 1949

Praying with Paul
Features the apostle Paul's writings turned into daily, powerful prayers.
'Saved to Serve' (1 Th. 1:9-10)
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Today's Verse
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Colossians 2:9-10
"In Christ, all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form, and you have been given fullness in Christ, who is the head over every power and authority."
Daily Wisdom
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Psalm 119:2
"Blessed are they who keep his statutes and seek him with all their heart."
Morning & Evening
The classic twice-daily devotional from Charles H. Spurgeon.
Morning Thought: Exodus 16:21
"Labour to maintain a sense of thine entire dependence upon the Lord's good will and pleasure for the continuance of thy richest enjoyments. Never try...."

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