Quotemeal: Feb. 16th, 1956

Thursday, February 16, 1956

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"God usually answers our prayers so much more according to the measure of His own magnificence, than of our asking, that we do not recognize His benefits to be those for which we sought Him."
— Coventry Patmore

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"Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men."
"God does not ask your ability or your inability. He asks only your availability."
"He who prays as he ought will endeavour to live as he prays."
John Owen
"The Bible applied to the heart by the Holy Spirit, is the chief means by which men are built up and established in the faith, after their conversion."
J. C. Ryle

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Illustration of Coventry Patmore — "God usually answers our prayers so much more according to the measure of His own magnificence, than of our asking, that we do not recognize His benefits to be those for which we sought Him."

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