Quotemeal: Dec. 22nd, 2001

Saturday, December 22, 2001

"How many observe Christ's birthday! How few, his precepts! O! 'tis easier to keep holidays than commandments."
— Benjamin Franklin

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"A gem cannot be polished without friction; the child of God cannot be perfected without adversity."
— Author Unknown —
"We pursue God because, and only because, He has first put an urge within us that spurs us to the pursuit."
— A. W. Tozer —
"The discussion of prayer is so great that it requires the Father to reveal it, His firstborn Word to teach it, and the Spirit to enable us to think and speak..."
— Origen —
"Gratitude is the most fruitful way of deepening your consciousness that you are not an "accident," but a divine choice."
— Henri Nouwen —

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Illustration of Benjamin Franklin — "How many observe Christ's birthday! How few, his precepts! O! 'tis easier to keep holidays than commandments."

Other Devotionals from Heartlight for Saturday, December 22, 2001

Praying with Paul
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Morning & Evening
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'How Did You Receive the Spirit?' (Ga. 3:2)
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Spiritual Warfare
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'Jesus Endured Much, so You Can, Too' (He. 12:2-3)
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