Quotemeal: May. 1st, 2012

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

"The prayers and supplications that Christ offered up were, joined with strong cries and tears, herein setting us example not only to pray, but to be fervent and importunate in prayer. How many dry prayers, how few wet ones, do we offer up to God!"
— Matthew Henry

More Quotemeal

"Faith is the highest passion in a human being. Many in every generation may not come that far, but none comes further."
"I wept at the beauty of your hymns and canticles, and was powerfully moved at the sweet sound of your Church singing. These sounds flowed into my ears, and the...."
"You are not an accident. Your birth was no mistake or mishap, and your life is no fluke of nature. Your parents may not have planned you, but God did. ... Long...."
Rick Warren
"The life of faith does not earn eternal life: it is eternal life. And Christ is its vehicle."

Have thoughts on this devotional? Leave a comment

Illustration

Illustration of Matthew Henry — "The prayers and supplications that Christ offered up were, joined with strong cries and tears, herein setting us example not only to pray, but to be fervent and importunate in prayer.  How many dry prayers, how few wet ones, do we offer up to God!"

Other Devotionals from Heartlight for Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Features the apostle Paul's writings turned into daily, powerful prayers.
"Dear Father, Thank you, my God, that you utter Yes to me. You establish and affirm my very being through Christ, and not only me but all your elect....."
A daily devotional about the work of the Holy Spirit in our lives.
"[Peter and the apostles before the Sanhedrin:] "The God of our ancestors raised Jesus from the dead after you killed him by hanging him on a cross. Then God put..."
A daily guide from the gospels that challenges readers to live for Jesus.
"After this, Jesus traveled around Galilee. He wanted to stay out of Judea, where the Jewish leaders were plotting his death."
The classic twice-daily devotional from Charles H. Spurgeon.
"It was a remarkable thing that the man who was never to die, for whom God had ordained an infinitely better lot, the man who should be carried to..."

About This Devotional

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