Quotemeal: Jul. 22nd, 2021

Thursday, July 22, 2021

"God is not interested in our spiritual life. He's interested in our life."
— John Ortberg

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John Bunyan
"If I was a nightingale I would sing like a nightingale; if a swan, like a swan. But since I am a rational creature my role is to praise God."
Epictetus
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St. Ambrose
"God has wisely kept us in the dark concerning future events and reserved for himself the knowledge of them, that he may train us up in a dependence upon himself..."

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Illustration of John Ortberg — "God is not interested in our spiritual life.  He's interested in our life."

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