Quotemeal: May. 8th, 2008

Thursday, May 8, 2008

"We can love the world, or love God. If we love the world, there will be no room in our heart for the love of God. We cannot love both God, who is eternal, and the world, which is transitory."
— St. Augustine of Hippo

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"God's gifts put man's best dreams to shame."
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"Loneliness is the first thing which God's eye named not good."
— John Milton —
"In the New Testament it is the work and not the workers that is glorified."
— Alfred Plummer —
"A firm faith in the universal providence of God is the solution of all earthly troubles."
— B. B. Warfield —

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Illustration of St. Augustine of Hippo — "We can love the world, or love God. If we love the world, there will be no room in our heart for the love of God. We cannot love both God, who is eternal, and the world, which is transitory."

Other Devotionals from Heartlight for Thursday, May 8, 2008

Passion for Praise
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'Sunrise to Sunset' (Ps. 65:8)
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Daily Wisdom
A daily devotional featuring wise counsel found in Scripture.
Proverbs 16:13
"Kings take pleasure in honest lips; they value a man who speaks the truth."
Morning & Evening
The classic twice-daily devotional from Charles H. Spurgeon.
Evening Thought: John 17:24
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What Jesus Did!
A daily guide from the gospels that challenges readers to live for Jesus.
'Please Stay!' (Jn. 4:40-41)
"When [the Samaritans] came out to see [Jesus], they begged him to stay in their village. So he stayed for two days, long enough for many more to hear...."

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

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