Quotemeal: Apr. 21st, 1955

Thursday, April 21, 1955

"Faith is the acknowledgment of the entire absence of all goodness in us, and the recognition of the cross as the substitute for all the want on our part. The whole work is His, not ours, from first to last."
— Horatius Bonar

More Quotemeal

"For a soul to come to Jesus, is the grandest event in its history."
"He stands erect by bending over the fallen. He rises by lifting others."
"The only saving faith is that which casts itself on God for life or death."
"Men perish with whispering sins — nay, with silent sins, sins that never tell the conscience that they are sins, as often with crying sins; and in hell..."
John Donne

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Illustration of Horatius Bonar — "Faith is the acknowledgment of the entire absence of all goodness in us, and the recognition of the cross as the substitute for all the want on our part. The whole work is His, not ours, from first to last."

Other Devotionals from Heartlight for Thursday, April 21, 1955

The classic twice-daily devotional from Charles H. Spurgeon.
"Very bitter is the enmity of the world against the people of Christ. Men will forgive a thousand faults in others, but they will magnify the most..."
A daily guide from the gospels that challenges readers to live for Jesus.
"After washing [the disciples'] feet, [Jesus] put on his robe again and sat down and asked, "Do you understand what I was doing? You call me 'Teacher'...."
A daily passage of Scripture emphasizing praise to our God.
"[O Lord, our Lord what are mere mortals?] You gave them charge of everything you made, putting all things under their authority — the flocks and..."
Features the apostle Paul's writings turned into daily, powerful prayers.
"Dear Father, King of all, Thank you for subjecting the world to come to our Lord Jesus Christ. Thank you that Jesus was willing for a time to be made..."

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