Quotemeal: Jan. 1st, 1962

Monday, January 1, 1962

"Time has no divisions to mark its passage, there is never a thunder-storm or blare of trumpets to announce the beginning of a new month or year. Even when a new century begins it is only we mortals who ring bells and fire off pistols."
— Thomas Mann

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"There is nothing we can do to make God love us more; there is nothing we can do to make God love us less."
"The birth of Jesus is the sunrise in the Bible."
"The chief pang of most trials is not so much the actual suffering itself as our own spirit of resistance to it."
"Defend the Bible? I would just as soon defend a lion. Just turn the Bible loose. It will defend itself."

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Illustration of Thomas Mann — "Time has no divisions to mark its passage, there is never a thunder-storm or blare of trumpets to announce the beginning of a new month or year. Even when a new century begins it is only we mortals who ring bells and fire off pistols."

Other Devotionals from Heartlight for Monday, January 1, 1962

A daily devotional about God's power for our battles.
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The classic twice-daily devotional from Charles H. Spurgeon.
"Christ's reign in his Church is that of a shepherd-king. He has supremacy, but it is the superiority of a wise and tender shepherd over his needy and...."
A daily passage of Scripture emphasizing praise to our God.
"The floods have risen up, O Lord. The floods have roared like thunder; the floods have lifted their pounding waves. But mightier than the violent..."
A daily devotional featuring wise counsel found in Scripture.
"It is written: "'As surely as I live,' says the Lord, 'every knee will bow before me; every tongue will confess to God.'""

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