Quotemeal: Nov. 2nd, 1956

Friday, November 2, 1956

"Our prayers are answered not when we are given what we ask but when we are challenged to be what we can be."
— Morris Alder

More Quotemeal

"Train up a fig tree in the way it should go, and when you are old sit under the shade of it."
"Faith is to the soul what life is to the body. Prayer is to faith what breath is to the body. How a person can live and not breathe is past my comprehension,..."
J. C. Ryle
"We must allow the Word of God to confront us, to disturb our security, to undermine our complacency and to overthrow our patterns of thought and behavior."
John Stott
"Jesus promised his disciples three things - that they would be completely fearless, absurdly happy and in constant trouble."

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Illustration of Morris Alder — "Our prayers are answered not when we are given what we ask but when we are challenged to be what we can be."

Other Devotionals from Heartlight for Friday, November 2, 1956

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A one-year devotional guide through the book of Acts.
"[Paul and his companions were caught on a ship that was storm-tossed and about to break up.] No one had eaten for a long time. Finally, Paul called....."
Features the apostle Paul's writings turned into daily, powerful prayers.
"Dear Father, my rock, Help me to think clearly with discernment. Keep me from being taken in by the beguiling speech of deceivers. Give me great joy...."
The classic twice-daily devotional from Charles H. Spurgeon.
"It is painful to remember that, in a certain degree, this accusation may be laid at the door of believers, who too often are in a measure spiritually...."

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