Quotemeal: Aug. 17th, 1958

Sunday, August 17, 1958

"Perhaps one reason God delays His answers to our prayers is because He knows we need to be with Him far more than we need the things we ask of Him."
— Ben Patterson

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"You are free to choose, but the choices you make today will determine what you will have, be, and do in the tomorrows of your life."
— Author Unknown —
"The church of Christ has been founded by shedding its own blood, not that of others; by enduring outrage, not by inflicting it."
— Jerome —
"It is one thing to fear God as threatening, with a holy reverence, and another to be afraid of the evil threatened."
— John Owen —
"I do not know anyone who goes through life without some wounding of the heart. Sometimes we take a little shower at Calvary rather than let God deeply cut and...."
— Cindy Jacobs —

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Illustration of Ben Patterson — "Perhaps one reason God delays His answers to our prayers is because He knows we need to be with Him far more than we need the things we ask of Him."

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Spiritual Warfare
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'Pray for Eyes to See Ourselves as God Sees Us'
"I know what you do, that you are not hot or cold. I wish that you were hot or cold! 16 But because you are lukewarm—neither hot, nor cold—I am ready....."
God's Holy Fire
A daily devotional about the work of the Holy Spirit in our lives.
'Spirit-Inspired Songs' (Co. 3:16)
"Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns and songs from the Spirit, singing...."
Morning & Evening
The classic twice-daily devotional from Charles H. Spurgeon.
Evening Thought: Luke 8:42
"Jesus is passing through the throng to the house of Jairus, to raise the ruler's dead daughter; but he is so profuse in goodness that he works another..."
Today's Verse
A daily devotional featuring a Bible verse, thought and prayer.
1 Samuel 16:7
"The LORD does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart."

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

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