Affliction is a treasure, and scarce any man hath enough of it.  No man hath affliction enough that is not matured and ripened by it, and made fit for God by that affliction.

John Donne

For the death that He died, He died to sin once for all; but the life that He lives, He lives to God.

Romans 6:10
The New King James Version

If there are a thousand steps between us and God, he will take all but one.  He will leave the final one for us.  The choice is ours.

Max Lucado

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The Greek New Testament word for overflowing divine love is agape…God’s own love spontaneously to all creatures, not by reason of their worth or merit, not moved by any gain for himself, not caused by any external force or value, but coming freely from his boundless generosity.

Paul E. Johnson

O Israel, hope in the Lord from this time forth and for evermore.

Psalm 131:3
The Revised Standard Version

If I weep at night, give me joy in the morning.

Puritan prayer

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Why art thou troubled, that all things come not to thee as thou desirest?  Who is he that hath all things at his own will?  There is no man in this world without some manner of tribulation or anguish, though he be king or pope.

Thomas à Kempis

Let brotherly love continue.  Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some have unwittingly entertained angels.

Hebrews 13:1-2
The New King James Version

The wonderful thing about God’s schoolroom is that we get to grade our own papers.  You see, He doesn’t test us so He can learn how well we’re doing.  He tests us so we can discover how well we’re doing.

Charles Swindoll

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The question “Are we doing well?” is unrealistic; there are no measures.  The test is: “Are we doing right?”  For that, there is a measure—what Christ has told us to do.

Frank J. Sheed

Kind words are like honey—enjoyable and healthful.

Proverbs 16:24
The Living Bible

A famous philanthropist was once asked, “How are you able to give so much, and still have so much?”  “Well,” replied the generous man, “as I shovel out, He shovels in; and the Lord has a bigger shovel than I have.”

Unknown

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We know only that we are living in these bodies and have a vague idea, because we have heard it, and because our faith tells us so, that we possess souls.  As to what good qualities there may be in our souls, or who dwells within them, or how precious they are, those are things which we seldom consider and so we trouble little about carefully preserving the soul’s beauty.

Teresa of Avila

So Jesus came again to Cana of Galilee where He had made the water wine. And there was a certain nobleman whose son was sick at Capernaum.  When he heard that Jesus had come out of Judea into Galilee, he went to Him and implored Him to come down and heal his son, for he was at the point of death.  Then Jesus said to him, “Unless you people see signs and wonders, you will by no means believe.”  The nobleman said to Him, “Sir, come down before my child dies!”  Jesus said to him, “Go your way; your son lives.” So the man believed the word that Jesus spoke to him, and he went his way.  And as he was now going down, his servants met him and told him, saying, “Your son lives!”  Then he inquired of them the hour when he got better. And they said to him, “Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him.”  So the father knew that it was at the same hour in which Jesus said to him, “Your son lives.” And he himself believed, and his whole household.

John 4:46-53
The New King James Version

Contentment doesn’t mean getting all you want, but enjoying what you have.  Don’t postpone enjoyment!

Lisa Engelhardt

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True piety hath in it nothing weak, nothing sad, nothing constrained.  It enlarges the heart; it is simple, free, and attractive.

François Fénelon

One day soon afterward Jesus went up on a mountain to pray, and he prayed to God all night.

Luke 6:12
The New Living Translation

The Bible was not given to increase our knowledge but to change our lives.

D. L. Moody

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Favorite Thoughts For Your Christian Walk
2500 Christian Quotations from This Day’s Thought…
Celebrating 25 Years of Ministry!

Dear Ministry Members…A Reminder…

We are pleased to present this special collection of Christian quotations shared over the last twenty-five years of our ministry.  During the last year and half we have reviewed all of our previously shared daily Christian quotations, over ten thousand in total, to choose this body of what we consider to be the “best of the best,” now available in paperback, hardcover and digital PDF formats.

This volume can be used and enjoyed in one’s daily devotions, personal meditations and in times of need; perused at leisure in the same manner that you have become accustomed to in receiving with our emailed daily thoughts.  The book might also serve as a wonderful gift for your loved ones, used in your outreach efforts, or for pastors and church staff for reference use.

Many of these thoughts are so very short and concise, but in their simplest form they can have a profound effect on one’s life.  We hope they will offer you peace and comfort, wisdom and guidance, encouragement and inspiration. 

Offered in paperback for $20, hardcover for $30 and digital downloadable PDF format for $10, all of which helps support our continued ministry.  You may view a sample of the book and place your order by visiting the link below.

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Thank you all for your prayers and support over all these many years.  And may God bless you in your continued walk with Him. 

There is no leveler like Christianity, but it levels by lifting all who receive it to the lofty table-land of a true character and of undying hope both for this world and the next.

Jonathan Edwards

Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!

Isaiah 5:20
The English Standard Version

The tongue of him who utters slander, and the ear of him who listens to it, are brothers.

Portuguese proverb

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The goal of prayer is the ear of God, a goal that can only be reached by patient and continued and continuous waiting upon Him, pouring out our heart to Him and permitting Him to speak to us.  Only by so doing can we expect to know Him, and as we come to know Him better we shall spend more time in His presence and find that presence a constant and ever-increasing delight.

E. M. Bounds

May the glory of the Lord endure forever; may the Lord rejoice in his work—he who looks at the earth, and it trembles, who touches the mountains, and they smoke.  I will sing to the Lord all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.  May my meditation be pleasing to him, as I rejoice in the Lord.  But may sinners vanish from the earth and the wicked be no more.  Praise the Lord, my soul.  Praise the Lord.

Psalm 104:31-35
The New International Version

The best way to prepare for the coming of Christ is never to forget the presence of Christ.

William Barclay

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Each individual has his own kind of living assigned to him by the Lord as a sort of sentry post.

John Calvin

Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches.  To the one who is victorious, I will give the right to eat from the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God.

Revelation 2:7
The New International Version

Don’t run with the world, walk with God.

Church sign

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Wherever you are, be all there.  Live to the hilt every situation you believe to be the will of God.

Jim Elliot

Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.

Matthew 7:15
The King James Version

I will not wish thee riches, nor the glow
of greatness, but that wherever thou go
some weary heart shall gladden at thy smile,
or shadowed life know sunshine for a while.
And so thy path shall be a track of light,
like angels’ footsteps passing through the night.

Church wall in Upwaltham England

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