Quotemeal: Jan. 8th, 2008

Tuesday, January 8, 2008

"You were planned for God's pleasure. ... God did not NEED to create you, but he CHOSE to create you for ... his benefit, his glory, his purpose, and his delight."
— Rick Warren

More Quotemeal

"Prayer is exhaling the spirit of man and inhaling the spirit of God."
Edwin Keith
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Hazlitt
"To take up the cross of Christ is no great action done once for all; it consists in the continual practice of small duties which are distasteful to us."
"All that the downtrodden can do is go on hoping. After every disappointment they must find fresh reason for hope."

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Illustration of Rick Warren — "You were planned for God's pleasure. ... God did not NEED to create you, but he CHOSE to create you for ... his benefit, his glory, his purpose, and his delight."

Other Devotionals from Heartlight for Tuesday, January 8, 2008

A daily passage of Scripture emphasizing praise to our God.
"Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy! I look to you for protection. I will hide beneath the shadow of your wings until the danger passes by. I cry out...."
A one-year devotional guide through the book of Acts.
"During this time [of growth for the church in Antioch] some prophets traveled from Jerusalem to Antioch. One of them named Agabus stood up in one of...."
A daily devotional about God's power for our battles.
"Good people care about justice for the poor, but the wicked are not concerned."
A daily devotional about the work of the Holy Spirit in our lives.
"Since we are living by the Spirit, let us follow the Spirit's leading in every part of our lives."

About This Devotional

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