Quotemeal: Aug. 17th, 2006

Thursday, August 17, 2006

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"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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"For a soul to come to Jesus, is the grandest event in its history."
— Joseph Alleine —
"No pleasure is comparable to standing on the vantage-ground of truth."
— Francis Bacon —
"The future is purchased at the price of vision in the present."
— Samuel Johnson —
"Do not pray for easy lives; pray to be stronger men. Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers; pray for powers equal to your tasks. Then the doing of your....."
— Phillips Brooks —

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Illustration of Ben Patterson — "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."

Other Devotionals from Heartlight for Thursday, August 17, 2006

Today's Verse
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2 Corinthians 5:17
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What Jesus Did!
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'The Message That Was There All Along' (Jn. 1:1)
"In the beginning the Word already existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was God."
Daily Wisdom
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John 1:1-2
"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning."
Praying with Paul
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'Good News for Planet Earth' (Ro. 1:1-4)
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