Quotemeal for Friday, January 5, 2024

"The real danger of legalism is that it produces a sense of attainment that short-circuits our call to live the life of Yes thorugh Christ. Self-achievement brings a false sense of assurance that somehow we can live a pure life in our own ability. This attitude ultimately leads us to cut ourselves off from the heart of God and, in turn, to deny our true identity in Christ."

— David Edwards

More Quotemeal

"And what greater calamity can fall upon a nation than the loss of worship."

— Ralph Waldo Emerson —

"Miss Christ and you miss all."

— Thomas Brooks —

"It is a vain thought to flee from the work that God appoints us, for the sake of finding a greater blessing, instead of seeking it where alone it is to be found..."

— George Eliot —