Quotemeal: Sep. 17th, 2015

Thursday, September 17, 2015

"We humans are a hungry lot. We are driven by a craving to know who we are. Yet who we are is embedded in the heart of a holy God. Unless we seek for ourselves in the epicenter of God's grace, we will be forever condemned to walk the arid edges of self-understanding."
— Calvin Miller

More Quotemeal

"Keep yourself as a pilgrim and a stranger here in this world, as one to whom the world's business counts but little. Keep your heart free, and always lift it....."
"You know how it is — you say the same words, yet they mean different things to those hearing them. you offer the same touch, yet it yields different..."
Amy Nappa
"Gratitude is the most fruitful way of deepening your consciousness that you are not an "accident," but a divine choice."
Henri Nouwen
"Lust is the craving for salt of a man who is dying of thirst."

Comments

Archived Facebook Comments

Other Devotionals from Heartlight for Thursday, September 17, 2015

A daily devotional featuring a Bible verse, thought and prayer.
"Look to the LORD and his strength; seek his face always."
A one-year devotional guide through the book of Acts.
"A group of Jews was traveling from town to town casting out evil spirits. They tried to use the name of the Lord Jesus in their incantation, saying,...."
A daily devotional about God's power for our battles.
"In the spring of the year, when kings normally go out to war, David sent Joab and the Israelite army to fight the Ammonites. They destroyed the..."
A daily guide from the gospels that challenges readers to live for Jesus.
"[Concluding the tale of the two sons, Jesus said,] "His father said to [the older angry, jealous son], 'Look, dear son, you have always stayed by me,..."

Illustration

Illustration of Calvin Miller — "We humans are a hungry lot. We are driven by a craving to know who we are. Yet who we are is embedded in the heart of a holy God. Unless we seek for ourselves in the epicenter of God's grace, we will be forever condemned to walk the arid edges of self-understanding."

About This Devotional

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