Quotemeal: Dec. 8th, 2020

Tuesday, December 8, 2020

"The Bible talks plentifully about joy, but it nowhere talks about a "happy Christian." Happiness depends on what happens; joy does not. Remember, Jesus Christ had joy, and He prays "that they might have my joy fulfilled in themselves.""
— Oswald Chambers

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"Faith is unutterable trust in God, trust which never dreams that He will not stand by us."
— Oswald Chambers —
"I have no doubt that the world stands because of the prayers of Christians."
— Aristides of Athens —
"The only saving faith is that which casts itself on God for life or death."
— Martin Luther —
"The Word is stronger than all the evils in the soul. The Word is the healing power who dwells in him."
— Origen —

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Illustration of Oswald Chambers — "The Bible talks plentifully about joy, but it nowhere talks about a "happy Christian." Happiness depends on what happens; joy does not. Remember, Jesus Christ had joy, and He prays "that they might have my joy fulfilled in themselves.""

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