Quotemeal: Sep. 4th, 2012

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

"Train up a fig tree in the way it should go, and when you are old sit under the shade of it."
— Charles Dickens

More Quotemeal

"No Christian can be a pessimist, for Christianity is a system of radical optimism."
"Anybody can sympathize with the sufferings of a friend, but it requires a very fine nature to sympathize with a friend's successes."
Oscar Wilde
"If man is not made for God, why is he not happy except in God? If man is made for God, why is he so opposed to God?"
"If you want to see God's power at work, you must get out of the church and into the world. Watch the extravagant lengths which God will go to reveal Himself to...."

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Illustration

Illustration of Charles Dickens — "Train up a fig tree in the way it should go, and when you are old sit under the shade of it."

Other Devotionals from Heartlight for Tuesday, September 4, 2012

A daily passage of Scripture emphasizing praise to our God.
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A daily devotional about the work of the Holy Spirit in our lives.
"[After the return of the people of Judah from Babylon, this is what the Lord said about them,] "They made their hearts as hard as stone, so they could not hear...."
Features the apostle Paul's writings turned into daily, powerful prayers.
"Dear Father, guardian of the free, May we never use freedom as a pretext for evil or as an excuse for indulging sinful desires. Rather, grant that..."

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