CQOD: 11/20/05 -- A. J. Gossip: a feast, not a fast

Christian Quotation of the Day

November 20, 2005

Feast of Edmund of the East Angles, Martyr, 870
Commemoration of Priscilla Lydia Sellon, a Restorer of the Religious Life in the Church of England, 1876

Meditation:
    Now as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and after blessing it broke it and gave it to the disciples, and said, "Take, eat; this is my body." And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he gave it to them, saying, "Drink of it, all of you, for this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins."
    -- Matthew 26:26-28 (ESV)

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Quotation:
    It is not for nothing that the central rite of Christ’s religion is not a fast but a feast, as if to say that the one indispensable requirement for obtaining a portion in Him is an appetite, some hunger—is to be without what we must have and He can give.
    ... A. J. Gossip (1873-1954), The Galilean Accent [1926]

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Quiet time reflection:
    Lord, I was starving until You fed me.

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CQOD: 11/19/05 -- Charles Wesley: Creed

Christian Quotation of the Day

November 19, 2005

Feast of Hilda, Abbess of Whitby, 680
Commemoration of Elizabeth, Princess of Hungary, Philanthropist, 1231
Commemoration of Mechtild, Bèguine of Magdeburg, Mystic, Prophet, 1280

Meditation:
    "I tell you the truth," Jesus answered, "before Abraham was born, I am!"
    -- John 8:58 (NIV)

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Quotation:

    JESUS, the infinite I AM,
    With God essentially the same,
    With him enthroned above all height,
    As God of God, and Light of Light,
    Thou art by thy great Father known,
    From all eternity his Son.

    Thou only dost the Father know,
    And wilt to all thy followers show,
    Who cannot doubt thy gracious will
    His glorious Godhead to reveal;
    Reveal him now, if thou art he,
    And live, eternal Life, in me.
        ... Charles Wesley (1707-1788)

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Quiet time reflection:
    Lord, my belief is so weak compared to the truth of Your revelation.

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CQOD: 11/17/05 -- Kirk: the end of religion

Christian Quotation of the Day

November 17, 2005

Feast of Hugh, Carthusian Monk, Bishop of Lincoln, 1200

Meditation:
    We love him, because he first loved us.
    -- 1 John 4:19 (KJV)

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Quotation:
    The Way is not a religion: Christianity is the end of religion. “Religion” means here the division between sacred and secular concerns, other-worldliness, man’s reaching toward God in a way which projects his own thoughts.
    ... David Kirk (b.1935), Quotations from Chairman Jesus, p. 87 [1969]

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Quiet time reflection:
    Lord, You are the initiator of all that has happened in my life. I acknowledge Your gift of faith and I ask for more.

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CQOD: 11/16/05 -- Fuller: living according to belief

Christian Quotation of the Day

November 16, 2005

Feast of Margaret, Queen of Scotland, Philanthropist, Reformer of the Church, 1093Commemoration of Edmund Rich of Abingdon, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1240

Meditation:
    Immediately the boy's father exclaimed, "I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief!"
    -- Mark 9:24 (NIV)

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Quotation:
    He does not believe, that does not live according to his belief.
    ... Thomas Fuller (1608-1661)

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Quiet time reflection:
    Lord, I stand convicted. I pray for forgiveness and ask You to drive belief deepr into my heart.

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CQOD: 11/15/05 -- F. W. Robertson: prayer

Christian Quotation of the Day

November 15, 2005Meditation:
    Who is he that condemns? Christ Jesus, who died—more than that, who was raised to life—is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us.
    -- Romans 8:34 (NIV)

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Quotation:
    The Divine Wisdom has given us prayer, not as a means whereby to obtain the good things of earth, but as a means whereby we learn to do without them; not as a means whereby we escape evil, but as a means whereby we become strong to meet it.
    ... Frederick W. Robertson (1816-1853)

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Quiet time reflection:
    Lord, give me a heart that seeks You in prayer first.

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CQOD: 11/14/05 -- Tozer: the mysteries

Christian Quotation of the Day

November 14, 2005

Commemoration of Samuel Seabury, First Anglican Bishop in North America, 1796

Meditation:
    Since ancient times no one has heard, no ear has perceived, no eye has seen any God besides you, who acts on behalf of those who wait for him.
    -- Isaiah 64:4 (NIV)

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Quotation:
    God will not hold us responsible to understand the mysteries of election, predestination, and the divine sovereignty. The best and safest way to deal with these truths is to raise our eyes to God and in deepest reverence say, “O Lord, Thou knowest.” Those things belong to the deep and mysterious Profound of God’s omniscience. Prying into them may make theologians, but it will never make saints.
    ... A. W. Tozer (1897-1963), The Pursuit of God [1948]

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Quiet time reflection:
    I bow before Your mysteries, Lord.

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CQOD: 11/13/05 -- de Sales on bearing our crosses

Christian Quotation of the Day

November 13, 2005

Feast of Charles Simeon, Pastor, Teacher, 1836

Meditation:
    Jesus looked at him and loved him. "One thing you lack," he said. "Go, sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me."
    -- Mark 10:21 (NIV)

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Quotation:
    Do not desire crosses, unless you have borne well those laid on you; it is an abuse to long after martyrdom while unable to bear an insult patiently.
    ... François de Sales (1567-1622)

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Quiet time reflection:
    Lord, remind me not to shirk today's duty for tomorrow's grand plan.

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