Quotemeal: Apr. 3rd, 1958

Thursday, April 3, 1958

"Never, never pin your whole faith on any human being: not if he is the best and wisest in the whole world. There are lots of nice things you can do with sand; but do not try building a house on it."
— C. S. Lewis

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"If ye keep watch over your hearts, and listen for the Voice of God and learn of Him, in one short hour ye can learn more from Him than ye could learn from Man....."
— Johannes Tauler —
"It is impossible to comfort men's hearts with the love of God when their feet are perishing with cold."
— William Booth —
"We must always speak of the efficacy of the ministry in such a manner that the entire praise of the work may be reserved for God alone."
— John Calvin —
"There are two ways to get enough: one is to continue to accumulate more and more. The other is to desire less."
— G. K. Chesterton —

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Illustration of C. S. Lewis — "Never, never pin your whole faith on any human being: not if he is the best and wisest in the whole world. There are lots of nice things you can do with sand; but do not try building a house on it."

Other Devotionals from Heartlight for Thursday, April 3, 1958

Daily Wisdom
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1 John 1:7
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Morning & Evening
The classic twice-daily devotional from Charles H. Spurgeon.
Evening Thought: Job 13:23
"Have you ever really weighed and considered how great the sin of God's people is? Think how heinous is your own transgression, and you will find that...."
Spiritual Warfare
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'God Took Pleasure in Adopting Us' (Ep. 1:5)
"God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him....."
God's Holy Fire
A daily devotional about the work of the Holy Spirit in our lives.
'God's Word Comes by the Spirit' (Zc. 7:12)
"[After the return of the people of Judah from Babylon, this is what the Lord said about them,] "They made their hearts as hard as stone, so they could not hear...."

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