Quotemeal: May. 19th, 1959

Tuesday, May 19, 1959

"It is not that we keep His commandments first, and that then He loves; but that He loves us, and then we keep His commandments. This is that grace, which is revealed to the humble, but hidden from the proud."
— St. Augustine of Hippo

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"God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him."
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"Why is there so much running to and fro to meetings, conventions, fellowship gatherings and yet so little time for prayer?"
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Illustration of St. Augustine of Hippo — "It is not that we keep His commandments first, and that then He loves; but that He loves us, and then we keep His commandments. This is that grace, which is revealed to the humble, but hidden from the proud."

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