Quotemeal: Feb. 22nd, 1954

Monday, February 22, 1954

"God has wisely kept us in the dark concerning future events and reserved for himself the knowledge of them, that he may train us up in a dependence upon himself and a continued readiness for every event."
— Matthew Henry

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"Few rich men own their own property. The property owns them."
— Robert G. Ingersoll —
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— Francis of Sales —
"Satan trembles when he sees the weakest saint upon his knees."
— William Cowper —
"It is in the ordinary duties and labors of life that the Christian can and should develop his spiritual union with God."
— Thomas Merton —

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Illustration of Matthew Henry — "God has wisely kept us in the dark concerning future events and reserved for himself the knowledge of them, that he may train us up in a dependence upon himself and a continued readiness for every event."

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