Quotemeal: Jul. 23rd, 1959

Thursday, July 23, 1959

"Too many of us have a Christian vocabulary rather than a Christian experience. We think we are doing our duty when we're only talking about it."
— Charles F. Banning

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"Oh Lord, become the master of our passions, and the creator of our desires."
— R. Marklund —
"Let us learn more about the power of temptation in order to avoid it."
— John Owen —
"A passion to obey Christ is born out of our relationship with him. The more we love him, the more we want him to be a part of our affairs."
— Calvin Miller —
"When we get our spiritual house in order, we'll be dead. This goes on. You arrive at enough certainty to be able to make your way, but it is making it in..."
— Flannery O'Connor —

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Illustration of Charles F. Banning — "Too many of us have a Christian vocabulary rather than a Christian experience. We think we are doing our duty when we're only talking about it."

Other Devotionals from Heartlight for Thursday, July 23, 1959

Daily Wisdom
A daily devotional featuring wise counsel found in Scripture.
Psalm 139:17
"How precious to me are your thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them!"
Praying with Paul
Features the apostle Paul's writings turned into daily, powerful prayers.
'No Partiality' (Ro. 2:8-11)
"Dear Father, holy and righteous judge, I know that you will render to every man according to his works. To those who are factious and obey wickedness..."
Passion for Praise
A daily passage of Scripture emphasizing praise to our God.
'The Great Love of Our Father' (1 Jn. 3:1a)
"See how very much our Father loves us, for he calls us his children, and that is what we are!"
God's Holy Fire
A daily devotional about the work of the Holy Spirit in our lives.
'Immeasurably More' (Ep. 3:20-21)
"Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and....."

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