Quotemeal: Dec. 2nd, 1959

Wednesday, December 2, 1959

"[King] David certainly was aware that his lust for power had become a barrier to inwardness. Careers, even religious careers, may become little more than forums for our own advancement. But how are we to deal with such ambition? Our longing after Christ must exceed our need for status in the world."
— Calvin Miller

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"An undivided heart, which worships God alone and trusts him as it should, is raised above all anxiety for earthly wants."
J. C. Geikie
"A Christian cannot help being free, because in the pursuit and attainment of his object, no one can either hinder or retard him."
"It is the highest and holiest of the paradoxes that the man who really knows he cannot pay his debt will be forever paying it."

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Illustration of Calvin Miller — "[King] David certainly was aware that his lust for power had become a barrier to inwardness. Careers, even religious careers, may become little more than forums for our own advancement. But how are we to deal with such ambition? Our longing after Christ must exceed our need for status in the world."

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