Quotemeal: Dec. 22nd, 2001

Saturday, December 22, 2001

"How many observe Christ's birthday! How few, his precepts! O! 'tis easier to keep holidays than commandments."
— Benjamin Franklin

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"Through a tree we were made debtors to God; so through a tree we have our debt canceled."
— Irenaeus —
"Every time you trust God's wisdom and do whatever he says, even when you don't understand it, you deepen your friendship with God."
— Rick Warren —
"A Christian must keep the faith, but not to himself."
— Jim Patrick —
"Perhaps one reason God delays His answers to our prayers is because He knows we need to be with Him far more than we need the things we ask of Him."
— Ben Patterson —

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Illustration of Benjamin Franklin — "How many observe Christ's birthday! How few, his precepts! O! 'tis easier to keep holidays than commandments."

Other Devotionals from Heartlight for Saturday, December 22, 2001

Passion for Praise
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'God Our Strength' (Ps. 81:1-3)
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What Jesus Did!
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'The Testimony of Someone Else' (Jn. 5:31-32)
"[Jesus continued,] "If I were to testify on my own behalf, my testimony would not be valid. But someone else is also testifying about me, and I assure..."
Spiritual Warfare
A daily devotional about God's power for our battles.
'Excuses Are Often Lies' (Ex. 4:10)
"But Moses said to the Lord, "Please, Lord, I have never been a skilled speaker. Even now, after talking to you, I cannot speak well. I speak slowly..."
Morning & Evening
The classic twice-daily devotional from Charles H. Spurgeon.
Evening Thought: Psalms 25:18
"It is well for us when prayers about our sorrows are linked with pleas concerning our sins-when, being under God's hand, we are not wholly taken up..."

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