Quotemeal: Dec. 17th, 1956

Monday, December 17, 1956

"It is not after we were reconciled by the blood of his Son that God began to love us, but before the foundation of the world."
— John Calvin

More Quotemeal

"God is not interested in our spiritual life. He's interested in our life."
John Ortberg
"We evalutate others with a godlike justice, but we want them to evaluate us with a godlike compassion."
"Steadfastness in believing doth not exclude all temptations from without. When we say a tree is firmly rooted, we do not say the wind never blows upon it."
John Owen
"The heart is rich when it is content, and it is always content when its desires are fixed on God."

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Illustration of John Calvin — "It is not after we were reconciled by the blood of his Son that God began to love us, but before the foundation of the world."

Other Devotionals from Heartlight for Monday, December 17, 1956

The classic twice-daily devotional from Charles H. Spurgeon.
"Labour to maintain a sense of thine entire dependence upon the Lord's good will and pleasure for the continuance of thy richest enjoyments. Never try...."
Features the apostle Paul's writings turned into daily, powerful prayers.
"Dear Father, May our faith serve to call them to wait for your Son from heaven, whom you raised from the dead, Jesus, who delivers us from the wrath..."
A daily passage of Scripture emphasizing praise to our God.
"Your name, O Lord, endures forever; your fame, O Lord, is known to every generation. For the Lord will give justice to his people and have compassion...."
A daily devotional featuring wise counsel found in Scripture.
"Blessed are they who keep his statutes and seek him with all their heart."

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