Quotemeal: Sep. 9th, 1950

Saturday, September 9, 1950

"Why is there so much running to and fro to meetings, conventions, fellowship gatherings and yet so little time for prayer?"
— Andrew Bonar

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"The world says, The more you take, the more you have. Christ says, the more you give, the more you are."
— Frederick Buechner —
"Look around the habitable world; how few know their own good, or knowing it, pursue."
— John Dryden —
"Wealth and riches, that is, an estate above what sufficeth our real occasions and necessities, is in no other sense a 'blessing' than as it is an opportunity..."
— John Tillotson —
"Gratitude is the most fruitful way of deepening your consciousness that you are not an "accident," but a divine choice."
— Henri Nouwen —

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Illustration of Andrew Bonar — "Why is there so much running to and fro to meetings, conventions, fellowship gatherings and yet so little time for prayer?"

Other Devotionals from Heartlight for Saturday, September 9, 1950

Morning & Evening
The classic twice-daily devotional from Charles H. Spurgeon.
Evening Thought: Song of Songs 7:11,12
"The church was about to engage in earnest labour, and desired her Lord's company in it. She does not say, "I will go," but "let us go." It is blessed...."
Passion for Praise
A daily passage of Scripture emphasizing praise to our God.
'All Day Long' (Ps. 71:24)
"I will tell about your righteous deeds all day long, for everyone who tried to hurt me has been shamed and humiliated."
Praying with Paul
Features the apostle Paul's writings turned into daily, powerful prayers.
'Perseverence' (1 Co. 15:29-34)
"Dear Father, rewarder of all who diligently seek you, Thank you for Jesus, whose life not only taught us how to live, but whose resurrection proved....."
Daily Wisdom
A daily devotional featuring wise counsel found in Scripture.
Proverbs 16:33
"The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the Lord."

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