Quotemeal: Sep. 8th, 2025

Monday, September 8, 2025

"A gem cannot be polished without friction; the child of God cannot be perfected without adversity."
— Author Unknown

More Quotemeal

"When you come to the bottom, you find God."
"It is one thing to fear God as threatening, with a holy reverence, and another to be afraid of the evil threatened."
John Owen
"The glory of God is a living man; and the life of man consists in beholding God."
Irenaeus
"Faith is not the belief that God will do what you want. Faith is the belief that God will do what is right."
Max Lucado

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Illustration of Author Unknown — "A gem cannot be polished without friction; the child of God cannot be perfected without adversity."

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