Quotemeal: Aug. 7th, 2003

Thursday, August 7, 2003

"Living for others, commitment to God's redeeming purposes, is a means of grace. We give because of our faith, and it deepens as we give. If we permit ourselves and our people to give casually, we are really teaching contempt."
— Richard S. Emrich

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"Faith expects from God what is beyond all expectation."
— Andrew Murray —
"The truly generous is the truly wise, and he who loves not others, lives unblest."
— Henry Home —
"We see in the risen Christ the end for which man was made, and the assurance that the end is within our reach."
— Brooke Foss Wescott —
"To holy people the very name of Jesus is a name to feed upon, a name to transport. His name can raise the dead and transfigure and beautify the living."
— John Henry Newman —

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Illustration of Richard S. Emrich — "Living for others, commitment to God's redeeming purposes, is a means of grace. We give because of our faith, and it deepens as we give. If we permit ourselves and our people to give casually, we are really teaching contempt."

Other Devotionals from Heartlight for Thursday, August 7, 2003

Today's Verse
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1 Thessalonians 5:11
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Praying with Paul
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'Joyful People, Joyful Pride' (2 Co. 7:11-16)
"Dear Father, who wills the good of all of your children, Give us great earnestness, eagerness to clear ourselves of evil, indignation over the hurts...."
Passion for Praise
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'He Gives Breath to Everyone' (Is. 42:5)
"God, the Lord, created the heavens and stretched them out. He created the earth and everything in it. He gives breath to everyone, life to everyone..."
Daily Wisdom
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Psalm 100:3
"Know that the Lord is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture."

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

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