Quotemeal: Jan. 25th, 2008

Friday, January 25, 2008

"I want deliberately to encourage this mighty longing after God. The lack of it has brought us to our present low estate. The stiff and wooden quality about our religious lives is a result of our lack of holy desire."
— A. W. Tozer

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Illustration of A. W. Tozer — "I want deliberately to encourage this mighty longing after God.  The lack of it has brought us to our present low estate.  The stiff and wooden quality about our religious lives is a result of our lack of holy desire."

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