Quotemeal: Jun. 14th, 1954

Monday, June 14, 1954

"Love always involves responsibility, and love always involves sacrifice. And we do not really love Christ unless we are prepared to face His task and to take up His Cross."
— William Barclay

More Quotemeal

"Nothing can be said so clearly as to preclude the possibility of it being misunderstood."
"Do not be angry that you cannot make others as you would wish them to be, since you cannot make yourself as you wish to be."
"Do not desire crosses, unless you have borne well those laid on you; it is an abuse to long after martyrdom while unable to bear an insult patiently."
"When God is about to do something great, he starts with a difficulty. When he is about to do something truly magnificent, he starts with an impossibility."

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Illustration of William Barclay — "Love always involves responsibility, and love always involves sacrifice. And we do not really love Christ unless we are prepared to face His task and to take up His Cross."

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A one-year devotional guide through the book of Acts.
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Quotemeal is a daily dose of Christian quotes to inspire and encourage.