God intends even our thoughts to set forward the sanctification of our souls, and it rests with ourselves whether they do so or not.
François Fénelon
The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left.
Ecclesiastes 10:2
The New International Version
Too many people regard religion as a trolley car on which they ride only as long as it is going their way.
Progressive Farmer
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When sufferings come upon him man must utter thanks to God, for suffering draws man near unto the Holy One, blessed be He.
Eleazar Ben Jacob, c. 4th century
And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:7
The King James Version
Some people come into our lives and quickly go. Some people move our souls to dance. They awaken us to a new understanding with the passing whisper of their wisdom. Some people make the sky more beautiful to gaze upon. They stay in our lives for a while, leave footprints on our hearts, and we are never, ever the same again.
Flavia Weedn
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The divine test of a man’s worth is not his theology but his life.
Morris Joseph
And now the Lord says, who formed me from the womb to be his servant, to bring Jacob back to him, and that Israel might be gathered to him, for I am honored in the eyes of the Lord, and my God has become my strength—
Isaiah 49:5
The Revised Standard Version
All thinking is not prayer. But thinking can be prayer, just as walking and talking and washing the floor can be prayer.
Vincent McNabb
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True and living devotion presupposes the love of God.
Francis de Sales
But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.
Romans 6:22
The King James Version
There is only one time that is important—NOW! It is the most important time because it is the only time when we have any power.
Leo Tolstoy
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Thoughts invite us, more than words and deeds, to continue in sin, for thoughts can be concealed, while words and deeds cannot.
Sören Kierkegaard
The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever.
Isaiah 40:8
The New American Standard Version
He who helps a child helps humanity with an immediateness which no other help given to human creatures in any other stage of their life can possibly give again.
Phillips Brooks
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Love is itself the fulfillment of all our works. There is the goal; that is why we run: we run toward it, and once we reach it, in it we shall find rest.
Augustine
And “don’t sin by letting anger control you.” Don’t let the sun go down while you are still angry, for anger gives a foothold to the devil.
Ephesians 4:26-27
The New Living Translation
A nail is driven out by another nail. Habit is overcome by habit.
Desiderius Erasmus
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Those who accept what they suffer have no suffering of the will, and thus they are in peace.
François Fénelon
Praise The LORD. Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.
Psalm 106:1
The New International Version
Of the seven deadly sins, anger is possibly the most fun. To lick your wounds, to smack your lips over grievances long past, to roll over your tongue the prospect of bitter confrontations still to come, to savor to the last toothsome morsel both the pain you are given and the pain you are giving back—in many ways it is a feast fit for a king. The chief drawback is that what you are wolfing down is yourself. The skeleton at the feast is you.
Frederick Buechner
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Ministry Reminder…
We are pleased to announce two new publications that we hope will be both helpful and enjoyable.
As with all of our resources, these books are available as free PDF downloads on our Books & Resources page. For those who prefer a printed copy, paperback editions may be ordered through Amazon at cost—we add no markup beyond Amazon’s printing charges, plus applicable tax and shipping. Our goal has always been to make these materials as widely available as possible.
NEW! Common Cent$ for Christians
NEW! 5000 Quotations: Collected Over the Past 50 Years
And we also continue to offer our most recent Christian quotation collection, which remains available both as a free PDF download and as a paperback edition. As this volume was published three years ago in celebration of our 25th anniversary, we are already looking ahead to a special 30th anniversary book, which we hope to release in approximately two years.
Favorite Thoughts for Your Christian Walk
2500 Christian Quotations from This Day’s Thought: Celebrating 25 Years
Again, all of these may be accessed, downloaded or ordered on this website page: https://thisdaysthought.org/books-resources/
Thank you for your interest, encouragement, and support of this ministry!
God delights in our temptations, and yet hates them; He delights in them when they drive us to prayer; He hates them when they drive us to despair.
Martin Luther
But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.
2 Peter 3:18
The New Revised Standard Version
I would not give much for your religion unless it can be seen. Lamps do not talk, but they do shine.
Charles Haddon Spurgeon
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Just as anyone who climbs a rotten ladder risks his life, so are honors and power a danger for humility.
John Climacus
Buy truth, and do not sell it; buy wisdom, instruction, and understanding.
Proverbs 23:23
The English Standard Version
Bitterness imprisons life; love releases it.
Bitterness paralyzes life; love empowers it.
Bitterness sours life; love sweetens it.
Bitterness sickens life; love heals it.
Bitterness blinds life; love anoints its eyes.
Harry Emerson Fosdick
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You have been once more warned today, while the door of the ark yet stands open. You have, as it were, once again heard the knocks of the hammer and axe in the building of the ark, to put you in mind that a flood is approaching.
Jonathan Edwards
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.
Philippians 4:23
The New King James Version
The essential truth is that discernment is a function of a loving, personal relationship to the Lord. It can normally be only as deep and as solid as that relationship itself. The true discerner must be a praying, loving person.
Thomas H. Green
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