Quotemeal: Dec. 8th, 1960

Thursday, December 8, 1960

"The Bible talks plentifully about joy, but it nowhere talks about a "happy Christian." Happiness depends on what happens; joy does not. Remember, Jesus Christ had joy, and He prays "that they might have my joy fulfilled in themselves.""
— Oswald Chambers

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"The Bible applied to the heart by the Holy Spirit, is the chief means by which men are built up and established in the faith, after their conversion."
J. C. Ryle
"We are the sermons the world is heeding."
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"As in our daily walk we come nearer towards heaven, He will open to us more of heaven."
"When God is about to do something great, he starts with a difficulty. When he is about to do something truly magnificent, he starts with an impossibility."

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Illustration of Oswald Chambers — "The Bible talks plentifully about joy, but it nowhere talks about a "happy Christian." Happiness depends on what happens; joy does not. Remember, Jesus Christ had joy, and He prays "that they might have my joy fulfilled in themselves.""

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