Quotemeal: May. 1st, 2004

Saturday, May 1, 2004

"The prayers and supplications that Christ offered up were, joined with strong cries and tears, herein setting us example not only to pray, but to be fervent and importunate in prayer. How many dry prayers, how few wet ones, do we offer up to God!"
— Matthew Henry

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"Nobody worries about Christ as long as he can be kept shut up in churches. He is quite safe inside. But there is always trouble if you try and let him out."
"We must not be unjust and require from ourselves what is not in ourselves. Do not desire not to be what you are, but desire to be very well what you are."
"Resolved, never to do anything, which I should be afraid to do, if it were the last hour of my life."
"Learn to say "no." It will be of more use to you than to be able to read Latin."

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Illustration of Matthew Henry — "The prayers and supplications that Christ offered up were, joined with strong cries and tears, herein setting us example not only to pray, but to be fervent and importunate in prayer.  How many dry prayers, how few wet ones, do we offer up to God!"

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