Quotemeal: Jan. 4th, 2007

Thursday, January 4, 2007

"We love the Lord, of course, but we often wonder what He finds in us."
— Ed Howe

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"The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved - loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves."
— Victor Hugo —
"It is a poor thing to strike our colours to God when the ship is going down under us; a poor thing to come to Him as a last resort, to offer up "our own" when....."
— C. S. Lewis —
"There are two ways to get enough: one is to continue to accumulate more and more. The other is to desire less."
— G. K. Chesterton —
"We don't seem to want to worship a God who's too big, too authoritative. We seem more comfortable with a deity who's more manageable."
— Mark Finley —

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Illustration of Ed Howe — "We love the Lord, of course, but we often wonder what He finds in us."

Other Devotionals from Heartlight for Thursday, January 4, 2007

Today's Verse
A daily devotional featuring a Bible verse, thought and prayer.
John 3:16
"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life."
Passion for Praise
A daily passage of Scripture emphasizing praise to our God.
'The God of All the Earth' (Is. 54:5)
"For your Creator will be your husband; the Lord of Heaven's Armies is his name! He is your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel, the God of all the earth."
What Jesus Did!
A daily guide from the gospels that challenges readers to live for Jesus.
'So Close and Yet So Far Away' (Mt. 27:3-10)
"When Judas, who had betrayed him, realized that Jesus had been condemned to die, he was filled with remorse. So he took the thirty pieces of silver....."
Unstoppable!
A one-year devotional guide through the book of Acts.
'Paul Declared Innocent' (Acts 26:30-31)
"Then [King Agrippa, the Roman governor Festus], Bernice, and all the others stood and left. As they went out, they talked it over and agreed, "This....."

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