Quotemeal: Oct. 8th, 2007

Monday, October 8, 2007

"Let us weigh the gain and the loss, in wagering that God is. Consider these alternatives: if you win, you win all, if you lose you lose nothing. Do not hesitate, then, to wager that he is."
— Blaise Pascal

More Quotemeal

"For Christ is the God over all, who has arranged to wash away sin from mankind, rendering the old man new."
Hippolytus
"Faith is the acknowledgment of the entire absence of all goodness in us, and the recognition of the cross as the substitute for all the want on our part. The..."
"God does not waste an ounce of our pain or a drop of our tears; suffering doesn't come our way for no reason, and He seems especially efficient at using what we..."
"The only ultimate disaster that can befall us, I have come to realize, is to feel ourselves at home here on earth."

Have thoughts on this devotional? Leave a comment

Illustration

Illustration of Blaise Pascal — "Let us weigh the gain and the loss, in wagering that God is. Consider these alternatives: if you win, you win all, if you lose you lose nothing. Do not hesitate, then, to wager that he is."

Other Devotionals from Heartlight for Monday, October 8, 2007

A daily passage of Scripture emphasizing praise to our God.
"For the very structures of earth are GOD'S; he has laid out his operations on a firm foundation. He protectively cares for his faithful friends, step...."
A daily devotional featuring wise counsel found in Scripture.
"Behold, I come like a thief! Blessed is he who stays awake and keeps his clothes with him, so that he may not go naked and be shamefully exposed."
A devotional to help reclaim Jesus as the daily Lord of our lives.
"Dear Friend, I want you to feel the urgency in today's words that Paul wrote to Timothy. They come from the last of Paul's writings to his son in the..."
A one-year devotional guide through the book of Acts.
"Five days [after the Roman troops took Paul from Jerusalem to Caesarea,] Ananias, the high priest, arrived with some of the Jewish elders and the..."

About This Devotional

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