Thoughts for the Quiet Hour - June 23
As thy days, so shall thy strength be. —Deuteronomy 33:25
I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. —Philippians 4:13
He will not impose upon you one needless burden. He will not exact more than He knows your strength will bear. He will ask no Peter to come to Him on the water, unless He impart at the same time strength and support on the unstable waves. He will not ask you to draw water if the well is too deep, or to withdraw the stone if too heavy. But neither …
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Thoughts for the Quiet Hour - June 22
What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter. —John 13:7
God keeps a school for His children here on earth and one of His best teacher is Disappointment. My friend, when you and I reach our Father’s house, we shall look back and see that the sharp-voiced, rough; visaged teacher, Disappointment, was one of the best guides to train us for it. He gave us hard lessons; he often used the rod; he often led us into thorny paths; he sometimes stripped off a load of luxuries; but that …
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Thoughts for the Quiet Hour - June 21
These…have turned the world upside down. —Acts 17:6
The serene beauty of a holy life is the most powerful influence in the world next to the might of God. —Pascal
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Thoughts for the Quiet Hour - June 20
Whosoever doth not bear his cross and come after me, cannot be my disciple. —Luke 14:27
There is always the shadow of the cross resting upon the Christian’s path. Is that a reason why you should avoid or not undertake the duty? Have you made up your mind that you will follow your Master everywhere else, save when he ascends the path that leads to the cross? Is that your religion? The sooner you change it, the better. The religion of the Lord Jesus Christ is the religion of the cross, and …
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Thoughts for the Quiet Hour - June 19
Endure…as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. —2 Timothy 2:3
Life is not victory, but battle. Be patient a little longer. By and by, each in his turn, we shall hear the sunset gun. —Selected
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Thoughts for the Quiet Hour - June 18
We have known and believed the love that God hath to us. —1 John 4:16
The secret of walking closely with Christ, and working successfully for Him, is to fully realize that we are His beloved. Let us but feel that He has set His heart upon us, that He is watching us from those heavens with tender interest, that He is working out the mystery of our lives with solicitude and fondness, that He is following us day by day as a mother follows her babe in his first attempt to …
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Thoughts for the Quiet Hour - June 17
Wait for the promise of the Father. —Acts 1:4
When the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place…and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost. —Acts 2:1, 4
Obedience to a divine prompting transforms it into a permanent acquisition. —F. B. Meyer.
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Thoughts for the Quiet Hour - June 16
I know whom I have believed. —2 Timothy 1:12
Personal acquaintance with Christ is a living thing. Like a tree that uses every hour for growth, it thrives in sunshine, it is refreshed by rain—even the storm drives it to fasten its grip more firmly in the earth for its support. So, troubled heart, in all experience, say, “This comes that I may make closer acquaintance with my Lord.” —Selected
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Thoughts for the Quiet Hour - June 15
I have set thee…that thou shouldst be for salvation unto the ends of the earth. —Acts 13:47
Ye shall be witnesses unto me…unto the uttermost parts of the earth. —Acts 1:8
Men are questioning now, as they never have questioned before, whether Christianity is, indeed, the true religion which is to be the salvation of the world. Christian men, it is for us to give our bit of answer to that question. It is for us, in whom the Christian church is at this moment partially embodied, to declare that Christianity, that …
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Thoughts for the Quiet Hour - June 14
I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land. —Genesis 28:15
“With thee,” companionship; “Keep thee,” guardianship; “Bring thee,” guidance.
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