Quotemeal: Aug. 19th, 2018

Sunday, August 19, 2018

Multiplication of Ministry Week

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"Contentment is not by addition but by subtraction: seeking to add a thing will not bring contentment. Instead, subtracting from your desires until you are satisfied only with Christ brings contentment."
— Jeremiah Burroughs

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Illustration of Jeremiah Burroughs — "Contentment is not by addition but by subtraction:  seeking to add a thing will not bring contentment.  Instead, subtracting from your desires until you are satisfied only with Christ brings contentment."

Other Devotionals from Heartlight for Sunday, August 19, 2018

The classic twice-daily devotional from Charles H. Spurgeon.
"Our Lord Jesus, by his death, did not purchase a right to a part of us only, but to the entire man. He contemplated in his passion the sanctification...."
A daily devotional about the work of the Holy Spirit in our lives.
"But now, by dying to what once bound us, we have been released from the law so that we serve in the new way of the Spirit, and not in the old way of the written..."
A daily devotional featuring wise counsel found in Scripture.
"Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and shun evil."
Features the apostle Paul's writings turned into daily, powerful prayers.
"Dear Father, third party to our marriage, Thank you that in matters of family relations you have not left us uninformed. Thank you for your apostle....."

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Quotemeal is a daily dose of Christian quotes to inspire and encourage.