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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"I know God won't give me anything I can't handle. I just wish He didn't trust me so much."
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"Forgiveness is the fragrance that a flower leaves upon the heel that crushes it."

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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

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