Quotemeal: May. 21st, 1959

Thursday, May 21, 1959

Celebrating 30 Years of Heartlight!

See highlights from 30 years of Heartlight and plans for the future of this ministry.

 30 Years of Heartlight
"The childish idea that prayer is a handle by which we can take hold of God and obtain whatever we desire, leads to easy disillusionment with both what we had thought to be God and what we had thought to be prayer."
— Robert L. Short

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"Men love to be encouraged by false hopes; the world is full of quack remedies for sin."
— J. Gresham Machen —
"One filled with joy preaches without preaching."
— Mother Teresa —
"In the New Testament it is the work and not the workers that is glorified."
— Alfred Plummer —
"There are no accidents in the life of the Christian."
— Rowland Bingham —

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Illustration of Robert L. Short — "The childish idea that prayer is a handle by which we can take hold of God and obtain whatever we desire, leads to easy disillusionment with both what we had thought to be God and what we had thought to be prayer."

Other Devotionals from Heartlight for Thursday, May 21, 1959

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A daily devotional featuring a Bible verse, thought and prayer.
Galatians 2:20
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A Year with Jesus
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'Receive the Breath of Heaven'
"Dear Disciple, Mary Magdalene, Peter, John, and a couple of disciples on the road to Emmaus weren't the only ones to meet Me on that first day of My...."
What Jesus Did!
A daily guide from the gospels that challenges readers to live for Jesus.
'Passed into Life!' (Jn. 5:24)
"[Jesus continued,] "I tell you the truth, those who listen to my message and believe in God who sent me have eternal life. They will never be..."
Spiritual Warfare
A daily devotional about God's power for our battles.
'Forgive Others — Even if They Haven't Asked'
"When they came to a place called The Skull, they nailed him to the cross. And the criminals were also crucified—one on his right and one on his...."

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