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

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"God still draws near to us in the ordinary, commonplace, everyday experiences and places... He comes in surprising ways."
— Henry Gariepy —
"In the final analysis our great problem with holiness is not that our concepts of holiness are feeble, but that our hearts are rebellious. We are selfish,..."
— Floyd McClung —
"A memory of yesterday's pleasures, a fear of tomorrow's dangers, a straw under my knees, a noise in my ear, a light in my eye, an anything, a nothing, a fancy,...."
— John Donne —
"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 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

Morning & Evening
The classic twice-daily devotional from Charles H. Spurgeon.
Morning Thought: 2 Corinthians 6:16
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Passion for Praise
A daily passage of Scripture emphasizing praise to our God.
'I Will Tell Everyone' (Ps. 71:15)
"I will tell everyone about your righteousness. All day long I will proclaim your saving power, though I am not skilled with words."
A Year with Jesus
A devotional to help reclaim Jesus as the daily Lord of our lives.
'Immanuel: Making Disciples'
"Dear Disciple, I want you to "make disciples." I want you to "go out" of the security of your own comfort zone, friends, or culture to share My good...."
Daily Wisdom
A daily devotional featuring wise counsel found in Scripture.
Proverbs 15:33
"The fear of the Lord teaches a man wisdom, and humility comes before honor."

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