Quotemeal: Dec. 31st, 1955

Saturday, December 31, 1955

"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us."
— Ralph Waldo Emerson

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"We pursue God because, and only because, He has first put an urge within us that spurs us to the pursuit."
A. W. Tozer
"Christ came, not so much to preach the Gospel, as that there might be a Gospel to preach."
R. W. Dale
"Not until we have become humble and teachable, standing in awe of God's holiness and sovereignty...acknowledging our own littleness, distrusting our own..."
J. I. Packer
"We get our moral bearings by looking at God. We must begin with God. We are right when, and only when, we stand in a right position relative to God, and we are...."
A. W. Tozer

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Illustration of Ralph Waldo Emerson — "What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us."

Other Devotionals from Heartlight for Saturday, December 31, 1955

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"Praise the name of the Lord. Praise him, you who serve the Lord."
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Quotemeal is a daily dose of Christian quotes to inspire and encourage.