Quotemeal: Aug. 20th, 1962

Monday, August 20, 1962

"Affliction comes to the believer not to make him sad, but sober; not to make him sorry, but wise. Even as the plow enriches the field so that the seed is multiplied a thousandfold, so affliction should magnify our joy and increase our spiritual harvest."
— Henry Ward Beecher

More Quotemeal

"Well done is better than well said."
— Benjamin Franklin —
"I make it a rule of Christian duty never to go to a place where there is not room for my Master as well as myself."
— John Newton —
"I only know this, that if He had not sought me out, I would never have come to Him."
— Charles H. Spurgeon —
"Unless there is within us that which is above us, we shall soon yield to that which is about us."
— P.T. Forsyth —

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Illustration of Henry Ward Beecher — "Affliction comes to the believer not to make him sad, but sober; not to make him sorry, but wise. Even as the plow enriches the field so that the seed is multiplied a thousandfold, so affliction should magnify our joy and increase our spiritual harvest."

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Evening Thought: John 10:27
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Passion for Praise
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'Everlasting Joy' (Ps. 22:26)
"The poor will eat and be satisfied. All who seek the Lord will praise him. Their hearts will rejoice with everlasting joy."

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

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