Quotemeal: Feb. 16th, 1960

Tuesday, February 16, 1960

"God usually answers our prayers so much more according to the measure of His own magnificence, than of our asking, that we do not recognize His benefits to be those for which we sought Him."
— Coventry Patmore

More Quotemeal

"For however devoted you are to God, you may be sure that he is immeasurably more devoted to you."
"It may be true that he travels farthest who travels alone, but the goal thus reached is not worth reaching."
"Resolved, never to do anything, which I should be afraid to do, if it were the last hour of my life."
"Christ has not only spoken to us by his life, but has also spoken for us by his death."

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Illustration of Coventry Patmore — "God usually answers our prayers so much more according to the measure of His own magnificence, than of our asking, that we do not recognize His benefits to be those for which we sought Him."

Other Devotionals from Heartlight for Tuesday, February 16, 1960

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"And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him."

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