Quotemeal: Sep. 1st, 2018

Saturday, September 1, 2018

"God is God. Because He is God, He is worthy of my trust and obedience. I will find rest nowhere but in His holy will, a will that is unspeakably beyond my largest notions of what He is up to."
— Elisabeth Elliot

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Illustration of Elisabeth Elliot — "God is God. Because He is God, He is worthy of my trust and obedience. I will find rest nowhere but in His holy will, a will that is unspeakably beyond my largest notions of what He is up to."

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