Quotemeal: Jan. 20th, 2006

Friday, January 20, 2006

"The people of God are not merely to mark time, waiting for God to step in and set right all that is wrong. Rather, they are to model the new heaven and new earth, and by so doing awaken longings for what God will someday bring to pass."
— Philip Yancey

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"The primary object of prayer is to know God better; we and our needs should come second."
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"Preach the gospel everyday; if necessary, use words."
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"Out of every difficulty Omnipotence can bring us, only let us in childlike confidence cast our burden upon the Lord."
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Passion for Praise
A daily passage of Scripture emphasizing praise to our God.
'My Youth is Renewed' (Ps. 103:1-5)
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Illustration of Philip Yancey — "The people of God are not merely to mark time, waiting for God to step in and set right all that is wrong. Rather, they are to model the new heaven and new earth, and by so doing awaken longings for what God will someday bring to pass."

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