Quotemeal: Jan. 11th, 1960

Monday, January 11, 1960

"There is a God-shaped vacuum in the heart of every person and it can never be filled by any created thing. It can only be filled by God, made known through Jesus Christ."
— Blaise Pascal

More Quotemeal

"God still draws near to us in the ordinary, commonplace, everyday experiences and places... He comes in surprising ways."
"The test of a preacher is that his congregation goes away saying, not, "What a lovely sermon!" but, "I will do something!""
"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..."
"Whatsoever we beg of God, let us also work for it."

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Illustration of Blaise Pascal — "There is a God-shaped vacuum in the heart of every person and it can never be filled by any created thing. It can only be filled by God, made known through Jesus Christ."

Other Devotionals from Heartlight for Monday, January 11, 1960

A daily passage of Scripture emphasizing praise to our God.
"Lift up holy hands in prayer and praise the Lord."
The classic twice-daily devotional from Charles H. Spurgeon.
"Why does God allow so many of his children to be poor? He could make them all rich if he pleased; he could lay bags of gold at their doors; he could....."
Features the apostle Paul's writings turned into daily, powerful prayers.
"Dear Father, revealer of secret wisdom, Thank you for revealing to us what has been hidden, the wisdom which you decreed before the ages concerning....."
A daily devotional about God's power for our battles.
"They all made plans to come and fight against Jerusalem and throw us into confusion. But we prayed to our God and guarded the city day and night...."

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