Quotemeal: Apr. 21st, 1947

Monday, April 21, 1947

"Faith is the acknowledgment of the entire absence of all goodness in us, and the recognition of the cross as the substitute for all the want on our part. The whole work is His, not ours, from first to last."
— Horatius Bonar

More Quotemeal

"We are all pencils in the hand of a writing God, who is sending love letters to the world."
"For pity melts the mind to love."
John Dryden
"The Christian's hope for the future must have a sanctifying influence upon the present."
"It is the acknowledgment of our humanity and our frailness that places us in a position to have a personal encounter with the living God."
Os Hillman

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Illustration of Horatius Bonar — "Faith is the acknowledgment of the entire absence of all goodness in us, and the recognition of the cross as the substitute for all the want on our part. The whole work is His, not ours, from first to last."

Other Devotionals from Heartlight for Monday, April 21, 1947

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"Dear Believer, Have you noticed how people sometimes ask the wrong questions? Those questions reveal their assumptions about reality and their place...."
A daily devotional about the work of the Holy Spirit in our lives.
"There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, and a branch from his roots shall bear fruit. And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the Spirit..."
A daily passage of Scripture emphasizing praise to our God.
"Who is like you among the gods, O Lord — glorious in holiness, awesome in splendor, performing great wonders?"

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