Quotemeal: Jan. 1st, 1956

Sunday, January 1, 1956

"I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty to accomplish small tasks as if they were great and noble."
— Helen Keller

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"God doesn't call people who are qualified. He calls people who are willing, and then He qualifies them."
— Richard Parker —
"As gold is purified in the furnace, so the faithful heart is purified by sorrow."
— Guarini —
"It may be true that he travels farthest who travels alone, but the goal thus reached is not worth reaching."
— Theodore Roosevelt —
"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 Helen Keller — "I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty to accomplish small tasks as if they were great and noble."

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What Jesus Did!
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'Before Abraham' (Jn. 8:56-59)
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Praying with Paul
Features the apostle Paul's writings turned into daily, powerful prayers.
'Blessings of Faithfulness' (Ga. 1:16-2:10)
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God's Holy Fire
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'The Spirit Calls Out' (Ga. 4:6)
"Because you are his sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out, "Abba, Father.""
Passion for Praise
A daily passage of Scripture emphasizing praise to our God.
'The Lord's Promises are Pure'
"The Lord's promises are pure, like silver refined in a furnace, purified seven times over. There, Lord, we know you will protect the oppressed,..."

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