Quotemeal: Jul. 31st, 2014

Thursday, July 31, 2014

"Not until we have become humble and teachable, standing in awe of God's holiness and sovereignty...acknowledging our own littleness, distrusting our own thoughts, and willing to have our minds turned upside down, can divine wisdom become ours."
— J. I. Packer

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"Faith is unutterable trust in God, trust which never dreams that He will not stand by us."
— Oswald Chambers —
"Goodness is the only investment that never fails."
— Henry David Thoreau —
"The human race is divided into two classes — those who go ahead and do something, and those who sit still and inquire, "Why wasn't it done the other way?""
— Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. —
"What you do every day should contribute to giving your life meaning. If it doesn't, why are you doing it?"
— Don Hutcheson —

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Illustration of J. I. Packer — "Not until we have become humble and teachable, standing in awe of God's holiness and sovereignty...acknowledging our own littleness, distrusting our own thoughts, and willing to have our minds turned upside down, can divine wisdom become ours."

Other Devotionals from Heartlight for Thursday, July 31, 2014

Morning & Evening
The classic twice-daily devotional from Charles H. Spurgeon.
Morning Thought: 1 Thessalonians 4:14
"Let us not imagine that the soul sleeps in insensibility. "Today shalt thou be with me in paradise," is the whisper of Christ to every dying saint...."
Daily Wisdom
A daily devotional featuring wise counsel found in Scripture.
Proverbs 17:3
"The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold, but the Lord tests the heart."
God's Holy Fire
A daily devotional about the work of the Holy Spirit in our lives.
'Waiting through the Spirit' (Ga. 5:5)
"For through the Spirit we eagerly await by faith the righteousness for which we hope."
Today's Verse
A daily devotional featuring a Bible verse, thought and prayer.
Psalm 138:8
"The Lord will fulfill his purpose for me; your love, O Lord, endures forever — do not abandon the works of your hands."

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