Quotemeal: Oct. 10th, 1954

Sunday, October 10, 1954

"God sees with utter clarity who we are. He is undeceived as to our warts and wickedness. But when God looks at us that is not all He sees. He also sees who we are intended to be, who we will one day become."
— John Ortberg

More Quotemeal

"By perseverance the snail reached the ark."
"Unwillingness to accept God's "way of escape" from temptation frightens me - what a rebel yet resides within."
— Jim Elliot —
"It was not by dialectic that it pleased God to save His people; "for the kingdom of God consisteth in simplicity of faith, not in wordy contention.""
— St. Ambrose —
"He who prays as he ought will endeavour to live as he prays."
— John Owen —

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Illustration of John Ortberg — "God sees with utter clarity who we are. He is undeceived as to our warts and wickedness. But when God looks at us that is not all He sees. He also sees who we are intended to be, who we will one day become."

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Quotemeal is a daily dose of Christian quotes to inspire and encourage.