Quotemeal: May. 8th, 2004

Saturday, May 8, 2004

"We can love the world, or love God. If we love the world, there will be no room in our heart for the love of God. We cannot love both God, who is eternal, and the world, which is transitory."
— St. Augustine of Hippo

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"Some complain because the rose has thorns; Some give thanks because the thorns have roses."
— Barbara Johnson —
"Everybody can be great...You only need a heart full of grace."
— Martin Luther King, Jr. —
"I tell you, if you are serious about wanting to be like Christ, He is going to put you in circumstances where your only true choice is to become like Him."
— Francis Frangipane —
"Why can't we build orphanages next to homes for the aged? If someone's sitting in a rocker, it won't be long before a kid will be in his lap."
— Cloris Leachman —

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Illustration of St. Augustine of Hippo — "We can love the world, or love God. If we love the world, there will be no room in our heart for the love of God. We cannot love both God, who is eternal, and the world, which is transitory."

Other Devotionals from Heartlight for Saturday, May 8, 2004

Today's Verse
A daily devotional featuring a Bible verse, thought and prayer.
Romans 6:14
"For sin shall not be your master, because you are not under law, but under grace."
Daily Wisdom
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Revelation 1:3
"Blessed is the one who reads the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear it and take to heart what is written in it, because the time is near."
Praying with Paul
Features the apostle Paul's writings turned into daily, powerful prayers.
'The Sabbath Rest' (He. 3:7-4:11)
"Dear Father, I long to enter into your rest - into creative work that is effortless, into joyous activity in which there is no fatigue, into glorious..."
God's Holy Fire
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'God's Instruction' (1 Th. 4:8)
"Therefore, anyone who rejects this instruction does not reject a human being but God, the very God who gives you his Holy Spirit."

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

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