Quotemeal: Aug. 17th, 1938

Wednesday, August 17, 1938

"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

More Quotemeal

"God is always trying to give good things to us, but our hands are too full to receive them."
"Those who flee temptation generally leave a forwarding address."
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Beth Moore
"If there is any kindness I can show, or any good thing I can do to any fellow being, let me do it now, and not deter or neglect it, as I shall not pass this way..."
William Penn

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Illustration of Ben Patterson — "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."

Other Devotionals from Heartlight for Wednesday, August 17, 1938

Features the apostle Paul's writings turned into daily, powerful prayers.
"Dear Father, Eternal God, Enable us to hold fast to our confession of Jesus as our great High Priest. We adore him, for even though he passed through..."
The classic twice-daily devotional from Charles H. Spurgeon.
"To be a partaker of the divine nature is not, of course, to become God. That cannot be. The essence of Deity is not to be participated in by the..."
A daily passage of Scripture emphasizing praise to our God.
"I will praise you in the great assembly, I will fulfill my vows in the presence of those who worship you."
A daily devotional about God's power for our battles.
"And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today....."

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