Quotemeal: Jul. 7th, 2004

Wednesday, July 7, 2004

"The true Christian is like sandalwood, which imparts its fragrance to the axe which cuts it, without doing any harm in return."
— Sundar Singh

More Quotemeal

"One must always maintain one's connection to the past and yet ceaselessly pull away from it."
— Gaston Bachelard —
"I know well that when Christ is nearest, Satan is also busiest."
— Robert Murray M'Cheyne —
"Christ is the master; the Scriptures are only the servant."
— Martin Luther —
"Perhaps one reason God delays His answers to our prayers is because He knows we need to be with Him far more than we need the things we ask of Him."
— Ben Patterson —

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Illustration of Sundar Singh — "The true Christian is like sandalwood, which imparts its fragrance to the axe which cuts it, without doing any harm in return."

Other Devotionals from Heartlight for Wednesday, July 7, 2004

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'Risen with Christ' (He. 5:7-10)
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What Jesus Did!
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'A New Definition for Glory' (Jn. 13:31-32)
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Spiritual Warfare
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'Success and Power Can Lead to Bad Choices'
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Morning & Evening
The classic twice-daily devotional from Charles H. Spurgeon.
Evening Thought: Deuteronomy 1:38
"God employs his people to encourage one another. He did not say to an angel, "Gabriel, my servant Joshua is about to lead my people into Canaan-go,..."

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