Quotemeal: May. 16th, 2009

Saturday, May 16, 2009

"We read not that Christ ever exercised force but once; and that was to drive profane ones out of his Temple, not to force them in."
— John Milton

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"The greatest use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it."
— William James —
"A continual looking forward to the eternal world is not a form of escapism or wishful thinking, but one of the things a Christian is meant to do."
— C. S. Lewis —
"When we wake up each morning, if praise of the Risen Christ were to fill our hearts ... then in the monotony of daily life, an inner surge of vitality would..."
— Brother Roger —
"Resolved, never to do anything, which I should be afraid to do, if it were the last hour of my life."
— Jonathon Edwards —

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Illustration of John Milton — "We read not that Christ ever exercised force but once; and that was to drive profane ones out of his Temple, not to force them in."

Other Devotionals from Heartlight for Saturday, May 16, 2009

Praying with Paul
Features the apostle Paul's writings turned into daily, powerful prayers.
'Work and Discipline' (2 Th. 3:6-15)
"Dear Father, God who worked to create all things, Guide us and empower us to do our work in quietness, to avoid idleness, and to earn our own living...."
Unstoppable!
A one-year devotional guide through the book of Acts.
'Stoned and Left for Dead' (Acts 14:19-20)
"Then some Jews arrived from Antioch and Iconium and won the crowds to their side. They stoned Paul and dragged him out of town, thinking he was dead...."
Morning & Evening
The classic twice-daily devotional from Charles H. Spurgeon.
Evening Thought: Haggai 2:17
"How destructive is the hail to the standing crops, beating out the precious grain upon the ground! How grateful ought we to be when the corn is spared..."
God's Holy Fire
A daily devotional about the work of the Holy Spirit in our lives.
'Blessings from the Spirit' (Ep. 1:3)
"Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ."

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