Quotemeal: May. 12th, 1954

Wednesday, May 12, 1954

"If we are to accept the teaching of Jesus at all, then the only test of the reality of a man's religion is his attitude to his fellow men. The only possible proof that a man loves God is the demonstrated fact that he loves his fellow men."
— William Barclay

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"To love another person is to help them love God."
— Søren Kierkegaard —
"For however devoted you are to God, you may be sure that he is immeasurably more devoted to you."
— Meister Eckhart —
"To the good man to die is gain. The foolish fear death as the greatest of evils, the wise desire it as a rest after labors and the end of ills."
— St. Ambrose —
"The people of God are not merely to mark time, waiting for God to step in and set right all that is wrong. Rather, they are to model the new heaven and new..."
— Philip Yancey —

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Illustration of William Barclay — "If we are to accept the teaching of Jesus at all, then the only test of the reality of a man's religion is his attitude to his fellow men. The only possible proof that a man loves God is the demonstrated fact that he loves his fellow men."

Other Devotionals from Heartlight for Wednesday, May 12, 1954

God's Holy Fire
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'The Spirit Gives Life' (Ro. 8:10)
"And Christ lives within you, so even though your body will die because of sin, the Spirit gives you life because you have been made right with God."
Passion for Praise
A daily passage of Scripture emphasizing praise to our God.
'God Our Strength' (Ps. 81:1-3)
"Sing praises to God, our strength. Sing to the God of Jacob. Sing! Beat the tambourine. Play the sweet lyre and the harp. Blow the ram's horn at new....."
Praying with Paul
Features the apostle Paul's writings turned into daily, powerful prayers.
'False Gods' (1 Co. 8:7-13)
"Dear Father, the one real and only God, Many do not understand that all reality is rooted in you, so they chase the "gods" of this world, the "idols"..."
Morning & Evening
The classic twice-daily devotional from Charles H. Spurgeon.
Evening Thought: Psalms 25:18
"It is well for us when prayers about our sorrows are linked with pleas concerning our sins-when, being under God's hand, we are not wholly taken up..."

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