Quotemeal: Jun. 2nd, 1943

Wednesday, June 2, 1943

"It is a poor thing to strike our colours to God when the ship is going down under us; a poor thing to come to Him as a last resort, to offer up "our own" when it is no longer worth keeping. If God were proud, He would hardly have us on such terms."
— C. S. Lewis

More Quotemeal

"The turning point in our lives is when we stop seeking the God we want and start seeking the God who is."
"One filled with joy preaches without preaching."
"An unschooled man who knows how to meditate upon the Lord has learned far more than the man with the highest education who does not know how to meditate."
"True faith produces a life full of actions, not a head full of facts."

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Illustration of C. S. Lewis — "It is a poor thing to strike our colours to God when the ship is going down under us; a poor thing to come to Him as a last resort, to offer up "our own" when it is no longer worth keeping. If God were proud, He would hardly have us on such terms."

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