Quotemeal for Tuesday, January 5, 2016

"The real danger of legalism is that it produces a sense of attainment that short-circuits our call to live the life of Yes thorugh Christ. Self-achievement brings a false sense of assurance that somehow we can live a pure life in our own ability. This attitude ultimately leads us to cut ourselves off from the heart of God and, in turn, to deny our true identity in Christ."

— David Edwards

More Quotemeal

"But all the wickedness in the world that man may do or think is no more to the mercy of God than a live coal dropped in the sea."

— William Langford —

"Since He hath looked upon me my heart is not my own. He hath run away to heaven with it."

— Samuel Rutherford —

"How long must we wait until the fulfillment of the word of the Lord ... Will it be too late? Will we, or our children's children, be subsumed by the dragging,....."

— Thom Lemmons —

"We all need love, but we need it most when we deserve it least — when we have sinned against someone, when we have made poor choices, when we have failed...."

— Barbara Rosberg —