Quotemeal: Jul. 12th, 1960

Tuesday, July 12, 1960

"It is our nature's law that makes a man set higher value on the things he has not got than upon those he has, so that he loathes his actual possessions in longing for the things that are not his."
— Bernard of Clairvaux

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"I have held many things in my hands, and have lost them all; but whatever I have placed in God's hands, that I still possess."
"Live simply that others might simply live."
"It is a vain thought to flee from the work that God appoints us, for the sake of finding a greater blessing, instead of seeking it where alone it is to be found..."
George Eliot
"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 Bernard of Clairvaux — "It is our nature's law that makes a man set higher value on the things he has not got than upon those he has, so that he loathes his actual possessions in longing for the things that are not his."

Other Devotionals from Heartlight for Tuesday, July 12, 1960

Features the apostle Paul's writings turned into daily, powerful prayers.
"Dear Father, my faithful God, Thank you now and forevermore for the grace which you gave in Christ Jesus. In every way you have enriched me in all..."
A daily devotional about the work of the Holy Spirit in our lives.
"Teach me to do your will, for you are my God; may your good Spirit lead me on level ground. "
A daily passage of Scripture emphasizing praise to our God.
"And from the throne came a voice that said, "Praise our God, all his servants, all who fear him, from the least to the greatest.""
The classic twice-daily devotional from Charles H. Spurgeon.
"The superlative beauty of Jesus is all-attracting; it is not so much to be admired as to be loved. He is more than pleasant and fair, he is lovely...."

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