Quotemeal: Aug. 26th, 2024

Monday, August 26, 2024

"Christ was in agony in prayer, Luke 22:44. Many when they pray are rather in lethargy, than in an agony. When they are about the world they are all fire; when they are at prayer, they are all ice."
— Thomas Watson

More Quotemeal

"If we would talk less and pray more about them, things would be better than they are in the world: at least, we should be better enabled to bear them."
John Owen
"Unwillingness to accept God's "way of escape" from temptation frightens me - what a rebel yet resides within."
Jim Elliot
"If a man cannot be a Christian where he is, he cannot be a Christian anywhere."
"I believe in the sun even if it isn't shining. I believe in love even when I am alone. I believe in God even when He is silent."

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Illustration of Thomas Watson — "Christ was in agony in prayer, Luke 22:44. Many when they pray are rather in lethargy, than in an agony. When they are about the world they are all fire; when they are at prayer, they are all ice."

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