Quotemeal: Aug. 1st, 2011

Monday, August 1, 2011

"A Christian cannot help being free, because in the pursuit and attainment of his object, no one can either hinder or retard him."
— Lyof N. Tolstoy

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"Beware of cut-and-dried theologies that reduce the ways of God to a manageable formula that keeps life safe. God often does the unexplainable just to keep us on..."
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"To make the improving of our own character our central aim is hardly the highest kind of goodness. True goodness forgets itself and goes out to do the right..."
"There are only two kinds of people in the end: those who say to God, 'Thy will be done,' and those to whom God says, in the end, 'Thy will be done.' All that....."
C. S. Lewis

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Illustration of Lyof N. Tolstoy — "A Christian cannot help being free, because in the pursuit and attainment of his object, no one can either hinder or retard him."

Other Devotionals from Heartlight for Monday, August 1, 2011

A daily passage of Scripture emphasizing praise to our God.
"Those who live at the ends of the earth stand in awe of your wonders. From where the sun rises to where it sets, you inspire shouts of joy."
A daily guide from the gospels that challenges readers to live for Jesus.
"When [the Samaritans] came out to see [Jesus], they begged him to stay in their village. So he stayed for two days, long enough for many more to hear...."
The classic twice-daily devotional from Charles H. Spurgeon.
"O death! why dost thou touch the tree beneath whose spreading branches weariness hath rest? Why dost thou snatch away the excellent of the earth, in....."
Features the apostle Paul's writings turned into daily, powerful prayers.
"Dear Father, growth-giving God, Both the planter and the waterer are equal and shall receive their wages according to their labor. But you give life!..."

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