tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137291992024-03-18T04:47:53.789-05:00The Christian Quotation of the DayThis is the Discussion board for the Christian Quotation of the Day web site -- www.cqod.comRobert McAnally Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05941503105740045194noreply@blogger.comBlogger6488125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729199.post-44155760005629445862024-03-18T02:00:00.001-05:002024-03-18T02:00:34.510-05:00Orchard: Breathe on us, breath of GodMonday, March 18, 2024 <BR><B>Meditation</B>:<BR> The LORD said, “Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the LORD, for the LORD is about to pass by.” <BR> Then a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake. After the earthquake came a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire. And after the fire came a gentle whisper. When Elijah heard it, he pulled his cloak over his face and went out and stood at the mouth of the cave. <BR> Then a voice said to him, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”<BR> —1 Kings 19:11-13 (NIV) <BR><B>Quotation</B>: <BR> Breathe on us, breath of God; not as the mighty rushing wind, lest the dimly burning flax be quenched; but with the quiet breath that shall fan to flame our smouldering faith. Inward Presence of our God, we cannot do without Thee! Unless first we hear the gentle whisper of Thy voice, the majesty of fire and storm, the glories of earth and heaven will pass in meaningless pageantry before us. The sacred page of the past and the slowly-traced bible of today will alike be closed to us. As we address ourselves to seek our God, light Thou our hearts with His presence. As we turn to think of Jesus, make our hearts to burn with love. Spirit of the Living God, Spirit of Jesus, Spirit who choosest man’s mind for Thy dwelling; make Thyself known to us now. Amen. <BR> ... <A HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodndan.htm#Orchard">William Edwin Orchard</A> (1877-1955), <A HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodndtt.htm#Temple"><I>The Temple: a book of prayers</I></A>, 3rd ed., New York, E. P. Dutton, 1918, p. 146 (see the <A target=_blank HREF="http://books.google.com/books?id=NmUNAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA146&dq=%22Dreathe+on+us,+breath+of+God%22">book</A>) <BR> See also <A target=_blank HREF="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Kings+19:11-13;+Ps.+46:1-7;+Joel+2:28-29;+John+14:16-17,23;+Rom.+5:5;+8:10-11;+1+Cor.+3:16;+6:19;+2+Cor.+6:16;+Eph.+2:21-22;+1+John+4:4;+Rev.+3:20">1 Kings 19:11-13; Ps. 46:1-7; Joel 2:28-29; John 14:16-17,23; Rom. 5:5; 8:10-11; 1 Cor. 3:16; 6:19; 2 Cor. 6:16; Eph. 2:21-22; 1 John 4:4; Rev. 3:20</A> <BR><B>Quiet time reflection</B>:<BR> Can I open up more to the indwelling Spirit? <CENTER><SMALL><A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com">CQOD</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="http://cqod.blogspot.com">Blog</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodsubs.htm">email</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/r/feed">RSS</A><BR> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodindz.htm">search</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodrss.htm">script</A> <A HREF="https://www.cqod.com/m">mobile</A><BR><A HREF="mailto:cqodh-subscribe@cqod.com">sub</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/r/fb">fb</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/r/tw">twt</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.instagram.com/curatorcqod/">inst</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="http://jonahmiracleplay.blogspot.com/">Jonah</A> &nb sp; <A TARGET=_blank HREF="http://ruthaplay.blogspot.com/">Ruth</A></SMALL></CENTER> Robert McAnally Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05941503105740045194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729199.post-15159714060449400362024-03-17T02:00:00.001-05:002024-03-17T02:00:17.688-05:00Martin: the unity that is trueSunday, March 17, 2024 <BR> Feast of Patrick, Bishop of Armagh, Missionary, Patron of Ireland, c.460 <BR><B>Meditation</B>:<BR> But now a righteousness from God, apart from law, has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify. This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe.<BR> —Romans 3:21-22a (NIV) <BR><B>Quotation</B>: <BR> The Churches belong together in the Church. What that may mean for our ecclesiastical groupings we do not know. We have not discovered the kind of outward manifestation which God wills that we shall give to that inner unity. But we must seek it. <BR> ... <A HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodndal.htm#Martin">Hugh Martin</A> (1890-1964) <BR> See also <A target=_blank HREF="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Rom.+3:21-22;+Ps.+133:1;+Matt.+23:8;+John+17:20-21;+Acts+4:32;+Rom.+8:1-2,13-14;+12:16;+Gal.+3:7-9;+Phil.+2:1-2;+3:8-9;+1+John+1:3,7">Rom. 3:21-22; Ps. 133:1; Matt. 23:8; John 17:20-21; Acts 4:32; Rom. 8:1-2,13-14; 12:16; Gal. 3:7-9; Phil. 2:1-2; 3:8-9; 1 John 1:3,7</A> <BR><B>Quiet time reflection</B>:<BR> Lord, lead Your people into visible unity. <CENTER><SMALL><A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com">CQOD</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="http://cqod.blogspot.com">Blog</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodsubs.htm">email</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/r/feed">RSS</A><BR> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodindz.htm">search</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodrss.htm">script</A> <A HREF="https://www.cqod.com/m">mobile</A><BR><A HREF="mailto:cqodh-subscribe@cqod.com">sub</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/r/fb">fb</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/r/tw">twt</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.instagram.com/curatorcqod/">inst</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="http://jonahmiracleplay.blogspot.com/">Jonah</A> &nb sp; <A TARGET=_blank HREF="http://ruthaplay.blogspot.com/">Ruth</A></SMALL></CENTER> Robert McAnally Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05941503105740045194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729199.post-40498770195019779032024-03-16T02:00:00.001-05:002024-03-16T02:00:42.581-05:00Hovey: the ComforterSaturday, March 16, 2024 <BR><B>Meditation</B>:<BR> [Jesus:] “And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever—the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you.”<BR> —John 14:16-17 (NIV) <BR><B>Quotation</B>: <BR> The word “Comforter” as applied to the Holy Spirit needs to be translated by some vigorous term. Literally, it means “with strength.” Jesus promised His followers that “The Strengthener” would be with them forever. This promise is no lullaby for the faint-hearted. It is a blood transfusion for courageous living. <BR> ... <A HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodndag.htm#Hovey">E. Paul Hovey</A> (1908-1996), <A HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodndtt.htm#TreasuryInspirationalAnecdotes"><I>The Treasury of Inspirational Anecdotes, Quotations, and Illustrations</I></A>, Revell, 1959, p. 211 (see the <A target=_blank HREF="http://books.google.com/books?id=piZlAAAAMAAJ&q=%22The+word+Comforter%22">book</A>) <BR> See also <A target=_blank HREF="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+14:16-17;+Ps.+138:3;+Isa.+40:31;+Luke+21:14-15;+Acts+2:4;+4:31;+1+Cor.+1:8;+2+Cor.+1:8-11;+12:9-10">John 14:16-17; Ps. 138:3; Isa. 40:31; Luke 21:14-15; Acts 2:4; 4:31; 1 Cor. 1:8; 2 Cor. 1:8-11; 12:9-10</A> <BR><B>Quiet time reflection</B>:<BR> Have I asked for the Strengthener? <CENTER><SMALL><A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com">CQOD</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="http://cqod.blogspot.com">Blog</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodsubs.htm">email</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/r/feed">RSS</A><BR> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodindz.htm">search</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodrss.htm">script</A> <A HREF="https://www.cqod.com/m">mobile</A><BR><A HREF="mailto:cqodh-subscribe@cqod.com">sub</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/r/fb">fb</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/r/tw">twt</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.instagram.com/curatorcqod/">inst</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="http://jonahmiracleplay.blogspot.com/">Jonah</A> &nb sp; <A TARGET=_blank HREF="http://ruthaplay.blogspot.com/">Ruth</A></SMALL></CENTER> Robert McAnally Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05941503105740045194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729199.post-84218549467869118902024-03-15T02:00:00.001-05:002024-03-15T02:00:42.734-05:00Kurosaki: Christ the HeadFriday, March 15, 2024 <BR><B>Meditation</B>:<BR> We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ.<BR> —1 John 1:3 (NIV) <BR><B>Quotation</B>: <BR> [Continued from yesterday]<BR> If we will practice this living union with Christ, loving each other without any concern about sects and denominations, doctrines or forms, then we shall have the Body of Christ with Him as Head. This is the <I>Ekklesia</I> in its truest and purest sense. Therefore, the <I>Ekklesia</I> is not an institution, not a system, not theology, not the words of the Bible, and not any ritual or ceremony. The <I>Ekklesia</I> exists where there is this life union with God through Christ. <BR> ... <A HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodndag.htm#Kurosaki">Kokichi Kurosaki</A> (1886-1970), <A HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodndtm.htm#One"><I>One Body in Christ</I></A>, Kobe, Japan: Eternal Life Press, 1954, ch. 4 (see the <A target=_blank HREF="http://awildernessvoice.com/OneBodyInChrist-Chapt04.html">book</A>) <BR> See also <A target=_blank HREF="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+John+1:3;+Matt.+16:18;+1+Cor.+12:28;+Eph.+1:22-23;+5:29-30;+Col.+1:18-20;+1+Tim.+3:14-15;+Heb.+12:22-24">1 John 1:3; Matt. 16:18; 1 Cor. 12:28; Eph. 1:22-23; 5:29-30; Col. 1:18-20; 1 Tim. 3:14-15; Heb. 12:22-24</A> <BR><B>Quiet time reflection</B>:<BR> Have I valued something else above my union with Christ in the church? <CENTER><SMALL><A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com">CQOD</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="http://cqod.blogspot.com">Blog</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodsubs.htm">email</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/r/feed">RSS</A><BR> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodindz.htm">search</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodrss.htm">script</A> <A HREF="https://www.cqod.com/m">mobile</A><BR><A HREF="mailto:cqodh-subscribe@cqod.com">sub</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/r/fb">fb</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/r/tw">twt</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.instagram.com/curatorcqod/">inst</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="http://jonahmiracleplay.blogspot.com/">Jonah</A> &nb sp; <A TARGET=_blank HREF="http://ruthaplay.blogspot.com/">Ruth</A></SMALL></CENTER> Robert McAnally Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05941503105740045194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729199.post-38592539762985149252024-03-14T02:00:00.001-05:002024-03-14T02:00:47.015-05:00Kurosaki: direct fellowship with GodThursday, March 14, 2024 <BR><B>Meditation</B>:<BR> For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive.<BR> —1 Corinthians 15:22 (NIV) <BR><B>Quotation</B>: <BR> Fellowship between God and man, interrupted by the sin of the first Adam, was reopened by redemption bought with the blood of the last Adam. Now anyone can have direct <I>koinonia</I> with God and share His very life—anyone can live a life of love and unity with Christ. This is really the center of Christianity, and “faith” is nothing other than the state of having this life union with God. To be justified by faith means that God has <I>access</I> to repentant sinners through Christ and is thus able to enjoy this <I>koinonia</I> with them. [Continued tomorrow] <BR> ... <A HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodndag.htm#Kurosaki">Kokichi Kurosaki</A> (1886-1970), <A HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodndtm.htm#One"><I>One Body in Christ</I></A>, Kobe, Japan: Eternal Life Press, 1954, ch. 4 (see the <A target=_blank HREF="http://awildernessvoice.com/OneBodyInChrist-Chapt04.html">book</A>) <BR> See also <A target=_blank HREF="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Cor.+15:22;+John+1:4;+3:6;+5:21;+Acts+2:42;+Rom.+5:1-2;+1+Cor.+1:9;+Gal.+3:24;+Phil.+2:1-2;+3:10-11;+1+John+1:3;+5:12">1 Cor. 15:22; John 1:4; 3:6; 5:21; Acts 2:42; Rom. 5:1-2; 1 Cor. 1:9; Gal. 3:24; Phil. 2:1-2; 3:10-11; 1 John 1:3; 5:12</A> <BR><B>Quiet time reflection</B>:<BR> Have I grasped fellowship with God as above all other relationships? <CENTER><SMALL><A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com">CQOD</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="http://cqod.blogspot.com">Blog</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodsubs.htm">email</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/r/feed">RSS</A><BR> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodindz.htm">search</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodrss.htm">script</A> <A HREF="https://www.cqod.com/m">mobile</A><BR><A HREF="mailto:cqodh-subscribe@cqod.com">sub</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/r/fb">fb</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/r/tw">twt</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.instagram.com/curatorcqod/">inst</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="http://jonahmiracleplay.blogspot.com/">Jonah</A> &nb sp; <A TARGET=_blank HREF="http://ruthaplay.blogspot.com/">Ruth</A></SMALL></CENTER> Robert McAnally Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05941503105740045194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729199.post-45882946622754819272024-03-13T02:00:00.001-05:002024-03-13T02:00:18.438-05:00Hammarskjold: dead to selfWednesday, March 13, 2024 <BR><B>Meditation</B>:<BR> If we have been united with him like this in his death, we will certainly also be united with him in his resurrection. For we know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves to sin—because anyone who has died has been freed from sin.<BR> —Romans 6:5-7 (NIV) <BR><B>Quotation</B>: <BR> There is a pride of faith, more unforgivable and dangerous than the pride of the intellect. It reveals a split personality in which faith is “observed” and appraised, thus negating that unity born of a dying-unto-self, which is the definition of faith. To “value” faith is to turn it into a metaphysical magic, the advantages of which ought to be reserved for a spiritual elite. <BR> ... <A HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodndag.htm#Hammarskjold">Dag Hammarskjöld</A> (1905-1961), <A HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodndtm.htm#Markings"><I>Markings</I></A>, tr. Leif Sjöberg & W. H. Auden, (<A HREF="cqodndaa.htm#Auden">q.v.</A>), New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1964 (post.), p. 106 (see the <A target=_blank HREF="http://books.google.com/books?id=99AjasnlrPwC&q=%22There+is+a+pride+of+faith%2C+more%22">book</A>) <BR> See also <A target=_blank HREF="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Rom.+6:5-7;+Mic.+6:8;+Matt.+7:1-5;+2+Cor.+4:10;+Gal.+2:20;+5:24;+Phil.+3:8;+Col.+2:13">Rom. 6:5-7; Mic. 6:8; Matt. 7:1-5; 2 Cor. 4:10; Gal. 2:20; 5:24; Phil. 3:8; Col. 2:13</A> <BR><B>Quiet time reflection</B>:<BR> Have I ranked my faith above that of others? <CENTER><SMALL><A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com">CQOD</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="http://cqod.blogspot.com">Blog</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodsubs.htm">email</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/r/feed">RSS</A><BR> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodindz.htm">search</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodrss.htm">script</A> <A HREF="https://www.cqod.com/m">mobile</A><BR><A HREF="mailto:cqodh-subscribe@cqod.com">sub</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/r/fb">fb</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/r/tw">twt</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.instagram.com/curatorcqod/">inst</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="http://jonahmiracleplay.blogspot.com/">Jonah</A> &nb sp; <A TARGET=_blank HREF="http://ruthaplay.blogspot.com/">Ruth</A></SMALL></CENTER> Robert McAnally Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05941503105740045194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729199.post-53762994083225066472024-03-12T02:00:00.001-05:002024-03-12T02:00:16.185-05:00MacDonald: simply GodTuesday, March 12, 2024 <BR><B>Meditation</B>:<BR>O God, you are my God, <BR> earnestly I seek you; <BR>my soul thirsts for you, <BR> my body longs for you, <BR>in a dry and weary land <BR> where there is no water. <BR>I have seen you in the sanctuary <BR> and beheld your power and your glory. <BR>Because your love is better than life, <BR> my lips will glorify you. <BR>I will praise you as long as I live, <BR> and in your name I will lift up my hands.<BR> —Psalm 63:1-4 (NIV) <BR><B>Quotation</B>: <BR> What heart in the kingdom of heaven would ever dream of constructing a metaphysical system of what we owed to God and why we owed it? The light of our life, our sole, eternal, and infinite joy, is simply God—God—God—nothing but God, and all his creatures in him. He is all and in all, and the children of the kingdom know it. He includes all things; not to be true to anything he has made is to be untrue to him. <BR> ... <A HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodndal.htm#Macdonald">George MacDonald</A> (1824-1905), <A HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodndtq.htm#Righteousness">“Righteousness”</A>, in <A HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodndtt.htm#UnspokenSermons3"><I>Unspoken Sermons</I>, Third Series</A>, London: Longmans, Green, 1889, p. 221-222 (see the <A target=_blank HREF="http://books.google.com/books?id=nZAEAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA221&dq=%22What+heart+in+the+kingdom+of+heaven+would+ever+dream%22">book</A>) <BR> See also <A target=_blank HREF="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ps.+63:1-4;+27:8;+42:1-3;+84:10;+143:6;+105:3-4;+Pr.+8:17;+Isa.+44:3;+Matt.+7:7-8;+John+4:13-14;+6:35;+7:37-39;+Heb.+11:6">Ps. 63:1-4; 27:8; 42:1-3; 84:10; 143:6; 105:3-4; Pr. 8:17; Isa. 44:3; Matt. 7:7-8; John 4:13-14; 6:35; 7:37-39; Heb. 11:6</A> <BR><B>Quiet time reflection</B>:<BR> Can I be satisfied with any less than God’s presence? <CENTER><SMALL><A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com">CQOD</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="http://cqod.blogspot.com">Blog</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodsubs.htm">email</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/r/feed">RSS</A><BR> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodindz.htm">search</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodrss.htm">script</A> <A HREF="https://www.cqod.com/m">mobile</A><BR><A HREF="mailto:cqodh-subscribe@cqod.com">sub</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/r/fb">fb</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/r/tw">twt</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.instagram.com/curatorcqod/">inst</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="http://jonahmiracleplay.blogspot.com/">Jonah</A> &nb sp; <A TARGET=_blank HREF="http://ruthaplay.blogspot.com/">Ruth</A></SMALL></CENTER> Robert McAnally Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05941503105740045194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729199.post-27765156868986545462024-03-11T02:00:00.001-05:002024-03-11T02:00:11.086-05:00Newbigin: following JesusMonday, March 11, 2024 <BR><B>Meditation</B>:<BR> They went to a place called Gethsemane, and Jesus said to his disciples, “Sit here while I pray.” He took Peter, James and John along with him, and he began to be deeply distressed and troubled. “My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death,” he said to them. “Stay here and keep watch.”<BR> —Mark 14:32-34 (NIV) <BR><B>Quotation</B>: <BR> If anyone tells you that the life of prayer is one uninterrupted experience of being happy with Jesus, do not follow him. He is not a safe guide. Those who follow the Lamb know that there are stretches of darkness and loneliness and perplexity along the way, and they know that Jesus himself went that way. <BR> ... <A HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodndan.htm#Newbigin">Lesslie Newbigin</A> (1909-1998), <A HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodndth.htm#JourneyIntoJoy"><I>Journey Into Joy</I></A>, Christian Literature Society, 1972, <I>reprint</I>, Wm. B. Errdmans, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1973, p. 124 (see the <A target=_blank HREF="http://books.google.com/books?id=APjYAAAAMAAJ">book</A>) <BR> See also <A target=_blank HREF="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark+14:33-34;+Ps.+22:1;+23:4;+27:1;+46:1-3;+69:13-15;+88:6-7;+118:6;+130:1-2;+Matt.+26:37-38;+Rom.+8:18;+1+Cor.+15:55-57;+Heb.+5:7">Mark 14:33-34; Ps. 22:1; 23:4; 27:1; 46:1-3; 69:13-15; 88:6-7; 118:6; 130:1-2; Matt. 26:37-38; Rom. 8:18; 1 Cor. 15:55-57; Heb. 5:7</A> <BR><B>Quiet time reflection</B>:<BR> Am I walking where Jesus walked? <CENTER><SMALL><A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com">CQOD</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="http://cqod.blogspot.com">Blog</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodsubs.htm">email</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/r/feed">RSS</A><BR> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodindz.htm">search</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodrss.htm">script</A> <A HREF="https://www.cqod.com/m">mobile</A><BR><A HREF="mailto:cqodh-subscribe@cqod.com">sub</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/r/fb">fb</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/r/tw">twt</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.instagram.com/curatorcqod/">inst</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="http://jonahmiracleplay.blogspot.com/">Jonah</A> &nb sp; <A TARGET=_blank HREF="http://ruthaplay.blogspot.com/">Ruth</A></SMALL></CENTER> Robert McAnally Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05941503105740045194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729199.post-67446406888712958032024-03-10T03:00:00.001-05:002024-03-10T03:00:20.387-05:00Monro: experience agrees with the BibleSunday, March 10, 2024 <BR><B>Meditation</B>:<BR> ... he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. <BR> —Matthew 4:4 (KJV) <BR><B>Quotation</B>: <BR> Our Christian experience must agree with the Bible. We will be taught by the Bible and fed by the Bible. But we do not believe in Christ because He is in the Bible: we believe in the Bible because Christ is in us. <BR> ... <A HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodndal.htm#Monro">Claxton Monro</A> (1914-1991) <BR> See also <A target=_blank HREF="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matt.+4:4;+Deut.+8:3;+Luke+4:4;+17:20-21;+24:45;+John+5:39;+6:32-35;+14:20;+15:4-5;+17:26;+Rom.+8:10;+Eph.+2:22;+Col.+1:27;+3:11;+1+John+4:4;+Rev.+3:20">Matt. 4:4; Deut. 8:3; Luke 4:4; 17:20-21; 24:45; John 5:39; 6:32-35; 14:20; 15:4-5; 17:26; Rom. 8:10; Eph. 2:22; Col. 1:27; 3:11; 1 John 4:4; Rev. 3:20</A> <BR><B>Quiet time reflection</B>:<BR> Lord, I rely on Your word. <CENTER><SMALL><A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com">CQOD</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="http://cqod.blogspot.com">Blog</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodsubs.htm">email</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/r/feed">RSS</A><BR> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodindz.htm">search</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodrss.htm">script</A> <A HREF="https://www.cqod.com/m">mobile</A><BR><A HREF="mailto:cqodh-subscribe@cqod.com">sub</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/r/fb">fb</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/r/tw">twt</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.instagram.com/curatorcqod/">inst</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="http://jonahmiracleplay.blogspot.com/">Jonah</A> &nb sp; <A TARGET=_blank HREF="http://ruthaplay.blogspot.com/">Ruth</A></SMALL></CENTER> Robert McAnally Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05941503105740045194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729199.post-59837049444486334982024-03-09T02:00:00.001-06:002024-03-09T02:00:36.493-06:00Fenelon: leave the future to GodSaturday, March 9, 2024 <BR><B>Meditation</B>:<BR> Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.<BR> —Matthew 6:34 (KJV) <BR><B>Quotation</B>: <BR> Sufficient for every day is the good and the evil thereof. This daily doing of the will of God is the coming of his kingdom within us, and at the same time our daily bread. We should be faithless indeed, and guilty of heathen distrust, did we desire to penetrate the future, which God has hidden from us; leave it to Him: let Him make it short or long, bitter or sweet; let Him do with it even as it shall please Himself. <BR> ... <A HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodndac.htm#Fenelon">François Fénelon</A> (1651-1715), <A HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodndtq.htm#SpiritualProgress"><I>Spiritual Progress: or, Instructions in the Divine Life of the Soul</I></A>, New York: M. W. Dodd, 1853, p. 79 (see the <A target=_blank HREF="http://books.google.com/books?id=G3wuAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA79&dq=%22Sufficient+for+every+day+is+the+good%22">book</A>) <BR> See also <A target=_blank HREF="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matt.+6:34;+Ps.+37:3;+55:22;+Luke+12:28-31;+John+14:27;+16:33;+2+Cor.+12:9;+1+Thess.+3:8;+1+Pet.+5:7">Matt. 6:34; Ps. 37:3; 55:22; Luke 12:28-31; John 14:27; 16:33; 2 Cor. 12:9; 1 Thess. 3:8; 1 Pet. 5:7</A> <BR><B>Quiet time reflection</B>:<BR> Lord, I place all concerns for the future in Your hands. <CENTER><SMALL><A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com">CQOD</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="http://cqod.blogspot.com">Blog</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodsubs.htm">email</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/r/feed">RSS</A><BR> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodindz.htm">search</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodrss.htm">script</A> <A HREF="https://www.cqod.com/m">mobile</A><BR><A HREF="mailto:cqodh-subscribe@cqod.com">sub</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/r/fb">fb</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/r/tw">twt</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.instagram.com/curatorcqod/">inst</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="http://jonahmiracleplay.blogspot.com/">Jonah</A> &nb sp; <A TARGET=_blank HREF="http://ruthaplay.blogspot.com/">Ruth</A></SMALL></CENTER> Robert McAnally Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05941503105740045194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729199.post-70902108023179405552024-03-08T02:00:00.001-06:002024-03-08T02:00:17.821-06:00Studdert Kennedy: the meaning of historyFriday, March 8, 2024 <BR> Commemoration of <A HREF="http://www.cqod.com/cqodndan.htm#Studdert">Geoffrey Anketell Studdert Kennedy</A>, Priest, Poet, 1929 <BR><B>Meditation</B>:<BR> [Jesus:] “For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”<BR> —Mark 10:45 (NIV) <BR><B>Quotation</B>: <BR> In the Cross, God gathers up all history into a movement of time, and shows to us the meaning of it. It is the act in time which reveals to us the eternal activity of suffering and redeeming love all down the ages. <BR> ... <A HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodndan.htm#Studdert">G. A. Studdert Kennedy</A> (1883-1929), <A HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodndth.htm#Hardest"><I>The Hardest Part</I></A>, London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1919, p. 62 (see the <A target=_blank HREF="https://cqod.com/r/rs515">book</A>) <BR> See also <A target=_blank HREF="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark+10:45;+1+Cor.+6:19-20;+Gal.+2:20;+1+Tim.+2:5-6">Mark 10:45; 1 Cor. 6:19-20; Gal. 2:20; 1 Tim. 2:5-6</A> <BR><B>Quiet time reflection</B>:<BR> Lord, You have rescued me from certain destruction. <CENTER><SMALL><A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com">CQOD</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="http://cqod.blogspot.com">Blog</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodsubs.htm">email</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/r/feed">RSS</A><BR> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodindz.htm">search</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodrss.htm">script</A> <A HREF="https://www.cqod.com/m">mobile</A><BR><A HREF="mailto:cqodh-subscribe@cqod.com">sub</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/r/fb">fb</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/r/tw">twt</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.instagram.com/curatorcqod/">inst</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="http://jonahmiracleplay.blogspot.com/">Jonah</A> &nb sp; <A TARGET=_blank HREF="http://ruthaplay.blogspot.com/">Ruth</A></SMALL></CENTER> Robert McAnally Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05941503105740045194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729199.post-73728656313959857982024-03-07T02:00:00.001-06:002024-03-07T02:00:46.712-06:00Tozer: prayer lifeThursday, March 7, 2024 <BR> Feast of Perpetua, Felicity & their Companions, Martyrs at Carthage, 203 <BR><B>Meditation</B>:<BR> So I say, live by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the sinful nature.<BR> —Galatians 5:16 (NIV) <BR><B>Quotation</B>: <BR> A satisfying prayer life... elevates and purifies every act of body and mind and integrates the entire personality into a single spiritual unit. Such prayer can only be the result of a life lived in the Spirit...<BR> In the long pull we pray only as well as we live. <BR> ... <A HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodndat.htm#Tozer">A. W. Tozer</A> (1897-1963), <A HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodndtq.htm#RootRighteous"><I>The Root of the Righteous</I></A>, Christian Publications, 1955, p. 81 (see the <A target=_blank HREF="http://books.google.com/books?id=ni4cD4sLCmgC&q=%22satisfying+prayer+life%22">book</A>) <BR> See also <A target=_blank HREF="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Gal.+5:16;+Ps.+46:1;+119:11;+John+6:63;+14:26;+15:7,16;+2+Cor.+3:6;+Rom.+8:14;+Gal.+5:25;+Eph.+5:18;+Col.+3:16;+1+Thess.+5:19;+1+John+2:27;+2+John+1:2">Gal. 5:16; Ps. 46:1; 119:11; John 6:63; 14:26; 15:7,16; 2 Cor. 3:6; Rom. 8:14; Gal. 5:25; Eph. 5:18; Col. 3:16; 1 Thess. 5:19; 1 John 2:27; 2 John 1:2</A> <BR><B>Quiet time reflection</B>:<BR> Are there areas of my life that I do not open to the Spirit? <CENTER><SMALL><A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com">CQOD</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="http://cqod.blogspot.com">Blog</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodsubs.htm">email</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/r/feed">RSS</A><BR> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodindz.htm">search</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodrss.htm">script</A> <A HREF="https://www.cqod.com/m">mobile</A><BR><A HREF="mailto:cqodh-subscribe@cqod.com">sub</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/r/fb">fb</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/r/tw">twt</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.instagram.com/curatorcqod/">inst</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="http://jonahmiracleplay.blogspot.com/">Jonah</A> &nb sp; <A TARGET=_blank HREF="http://ruthaplay.blogspot.com/">Ruth</A></SMALL></CENTER> Robert McAnally Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05941503105740045194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729199.post-34429979623965461662024-03-06T02:00:00.001-06:002024-03-06T02:00:19.260-06:00Bounds: of prayerWednesday, March 6, 2024 <BR><B>Meditation</B>:<BR> Therefore honor God with your body.<BR> —1 Corinthians 6:20b (NIV) <BR><B>Quotation</B>: <BR> Prayer does not stand alone. It is not an isolated performance. Prayer stands in closest connection with all the duties of an ardent piety. It is the issuance of a character which is made up of the elements of a vigorous and commanding faith. Prayer honours God, acknowledges His being, exalts His power, adores His providence, secures His aid... To pray well is to do all things well. <BR> ... <A HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodndaa.htm#Bounds">E. M. Bounds</A> (1835-1913), <A HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodndtm.htm#PurposePrayer"><I>Purpose in Prayer</I></A>, New York: Fleming H. Revell Company, 1920, p. 96 (see the <A target=_blank HREF="http://books.google.com/books?id=wFJDAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA96&dq=%22Prayer+does+not%22">book</A>) <BR> See also <A target=_blank HREF="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Cor.+6:20;+Isa.+26:13;+Hos.+6:6;+1+Tim.+1:17;+Heb.+4:16;+Jude+1:20;+Rev.+4:11">1 Cor. 6:20; Isa. 26:13; Hos. 6:6; 1 Tim. 1:17; Heb. 4:16; Jude 1:20; Rev. 4:11</A> <BR><B>Quiet time reflection</B>:<BR> Am I living the way I pray? <CENTER><SMALL><A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com">CQOD</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="http://cqod.blogspot.com">Blog</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodsubs.htm">email</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/r/feed">RSS</A><BR> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodindz.htm">search</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodrss.htm">script</A> <A HREF="https://www.cqod.com/m">mobile</A><BR><A HREF="mailto:cqodh-subscribe@cqod.com">sub</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/r/fb">fb</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/r/tw">twt</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.instagram.com/curatorcqod/">inst</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="http://jonahmiracleplay.blogspot.com/">Jonah</A> &nb sp; <A TARGET=_blank HREF="http://ruthaplay.blogspot.com/">Ruth</A></SMALL></CENTER> Robert McAnally Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05941503105740045194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729199.post-11373821442995956052024-03-05T14:06:00.000-06:002024-03-05T14:23:51.606-06:00Collaboration requestHi there
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<br>JermyRobert McAnally Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05941503105740045194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729199.post-30664219682832811822024-03-05T02:00:00.001-06:002024-03-05T02:00:42.968-06:00Spurgeon: practical atheistsTuesday, March 5, 2024 <BR><B>Meditation</B>:<BR> [The LORD:] “But if you fail to do this, you will be sinning against the LORD; and you may be sure that your sin will find you out.”<BR> —Numbers 32:23 (NIV) <BR><B>Quotation</B>: <BR> I hold that secret sin, if any thing, is the worst of sin; because secret sin implies that the man who commits it has Atheism in his heart. You will ask how that can be. I reply, he may be a professing Christian, but I shall tell him to his face that he is a practical Atheist, if he labors to keep up a respectable profession before man, and then secretly transgresses. Why, is not he an Atheist, who will say there is a God, yet at the same time thinks more of man than he does of God? Is it not the very essence of Atheism—is it not a denial of the divinity of the Most High when men lightly esteem him and think more of the eye of a creature than of the observation of their Creator? There are some who would not, for the life of them, say a wicked word in the presence of their minister, but they can do it, knowing God is looking at them. They are Atheists. There are some who would not trick in trade for all the world if they thought they should be discovered, but they can do it while God is with them; that is, they think more of the eye of man than of the eye of God; and they think it worse to be condemned by man than to be condemned by God. Call it by what name you will, the proper name of that is practical Atheism. <BR> ... <A HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodndan.htm#Spurgeon">Charles Haddon Spurgeon</A> (1834-1892), <A HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodndtq.htm#SermonsRevSpurgeonLondon3"><I>Sermons of the Rev. C. H. Spurgeon of London</I>, third series</A>, New York: Sheldon, Blakeman and Co., 1857, p. 171-172 (see the <A target=_blank HREF="http://books.google.com/books?id=m9UTAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA171&dq=%22I+hold+that+secret+sin,+if+any+thing%22">book</A>) <BR> See also <A target=_blank HREF="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Num.+32:23;+Ps.+19:12;+Jer.+23:24;+Matt.+6:24;+Luke+11:23;+16:13;+Rom.+6:16;+Jas.+4:4;+1+John+2:15-16">Num. 32:23; Ps. 19:12; Jer. 23:24; Matt. 6:24; Luke 11:23; 16:13; Rom. 6:16; Jas. 4:4; 1 John 2:15-16</A> <BR><B>Quiet time reflection</B>:<BR> Am I excusing a secret sin? <CENTER><SMALL><A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com">CQOD</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="http://cqod.blogspot.com">Blog</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodsubs.htm">email</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/r/feed">RSS</A><BR> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodindz.htm">search</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodrss.htm">script</A> <A HREF="https://www.cqod.com/m">mobile</A><BR><A HREF="mailto:cqodh-subscribe@cqod.com">sub</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/r/fb">fb</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/r/tw">twt</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.instagram.com/curatorcqod/">inst</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="http://jonahmiracleplay.blogspot.com/">Jonah</A> &nb sp; <A TARGET=_blank HREF="http://ruthaplay.blogspot.com/">Ruth</A></SMALL></CENTER> Robert McAnally Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05941503105740045194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729199.post-39573255140175109542024-03-04T02:00:00.001-06:002024-03-04T02:00:20.461-06:00de Sales: drynessMonday, March 4, 2024 <BR> Commemoration of Felix, Bishop, Apostle to the East Angles, 647 <BR><B>Meditation</B>:<BR> Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.<BR> —Philippians 3:13b-14 (NIV) <BR><B>Quotation</B>: <BR> Amid all our dryness let us never grow discouraged, but go steadily on, patiently waiting the return of better things; let us never be misled to give up any devout practices because of it, but rather, if possible, let us increase our good works, and if we cannot offer liquid preserves to our Bridegroom, let us at least offer Him dried fruit—it is all one to Him, so long as the heart we offer be fully resolved to love Him. <BR> ... <A HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodndac.htm#Sales">François de Sales</A> (1567-1622), <A HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodndth.htm#Introduction"><I>Introduction to the Devout Life</I></A> [1609], London: Rivingtons, 1876, IV.xiv, p. 338 (see the <A target=_blank HREF="http://books.google.com/books?id=Y_QCAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA338&dq=%22And+lastly,+my+daughter,+amid+all+our+dryness%22">book</A>) <BR> See also <A target=_blank HREF="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Phil.+3:13-14;+Ps.+31:22;+77:7-9;+Isa.+35:3-4;+Matt.+10:22;+Luke+18:1-8;+Rom.+2:7;+8:24-25;+1+Cor.+9:24-25;+1+Thess.+5:14;+Heb.+10:36;+12:1-3,11-13;+Jas.+1:2-3;+5:10-11">Phil. 3:13-14; Ps. 31:22; 77:7-9; Isa. 35:3-4; Matt. 10:22; Luke 18:1-8; Rom. 2:7; 8:24-25; 1 Cor. 9:24-25; 1 Thess. 5:14; Heb. 10:36; 12:1-3,11-13; Jas. 1:2-3; 5:10-11</A> <BR><B>Quiet time reflection</B>:<BR> Are there areas where I have not persevered? <CENTER><SMALL><A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com">CQOD</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="http://cqod.blogspot.com">Blog</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodsubs.htm">email</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/r/feed">RSS</A><BR> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodindz.htm">search</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodrss.htm">script</A> <A HREF="https://www.cqod.com/m">mobile</A><BR><A HREF="mailto:cqodh-subscribe@cqod.com">sub</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/r/fb">fb</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/r/tw">twt</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.instagram.com/curatorcqod/">inst</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="http://jonahmiracleplay.blogspot.com/">Jonah</A> &nb sp; <A TARGET=_blank HREF="http://ruthaplay.blogspot.com/">Ruth</A></SMALL></CENTER> Robert McAnally Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05941503105740045194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729199.post-63352537446890522872024-03-03T02:00:00.001-06:002024-03-03T02:00:41.894-06:00Teresa: love lettersSunday, March 3, 2024 <BR><B>Meditation</B>:<BR> [Jesus:] “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”<BR> —John 3:16 (NIV) <BR><B>Quotation</B>: <BR> We are all pencils in the hand of a writing God, who is sending love letters to the world. <BR> ... <A HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodndaa.htm#Bojaxhiu">Mother Teresa of Calcutta (Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu)</A> (1910-1997) <BR> See also <A target=_blank HREF="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+3:16;+Ps.+117:1-2;+136;+Rom.+5:8;+8:32;+2+Cor.+3:3;+5:18-21;+Tit.+3:4;+1+John+4:9-10,19">John 3:16; Ps. 117:1-2; 136; Rom. 5:8; 8:32; 2 Cor. 3:3; 5:18-21; Tit. 3:4; 1 John 4:9-10,19</A> <BR><B>Quiet time reflection</B>:<BR> Lord, Your people praise You for your mercy and love. <CENTER><SMALL><A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com">CQOD</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="http://cqod.blogspot.com">Blog</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodsubs.htm">email</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/r/feed">RSS</A><BR> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodindz.htm">search</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodrss.htm">script</A> <A HREF="https://www.cqod.com/m">mobile</A><BR><A HREF="mailto:cqodh-subscribe@cqod.com">sub</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/r/fb">fb</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/r/tw">twt</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.instagram.com/curatorcqod/">inst</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="http://jonahmiracleplay.blogspot.com/">Jonah</A> &nb sp; <A TARGET=_blank HREF="http://ruthaplay.blogspot.com/">Ruth</A></SMALL></CENTER> Robert McAnally Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05941503105740045194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729199.post-31829682945452055332024-03-02T02:00:00.001-06:002024-03-02T02:00:35.317-06:00Pink: time for the BibleSaturday, March 2, 2024 <BR> Feast of Chad, Abbot of Lastingham, Bishop of Lichfield, Missionary, 672 <BR><B>Meditation</B>:<BR> [Jesus:] “This is the meaning of the parable: The seed is the word of God. Those along the path are the ones who hear, and then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved.”<BR> —Luke 8:11-12 (NIV) <BR><B>Quotation</B>: <BR> We need to confess to God our sin of neglecting His Holy Word. We have time enough—we take time—to read the writings of fellow-sinners, yet we have little or no time for the Holy Scriptures. The Bible is a series of Divine love letters, and yet many of God’s people have scarcely broken the seals. <BR> ... <A HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodndan.htm#Pink">A. W. Pink</A> (1886-1952), <A HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodndtd.htm#DivineInspirationBible"><I>The Divine Inspiration of the Bible</I></A>, Swengel, Pa.: Bible Truth Depot, 1917, p. 139-140 (see the <A target=_blank HREF="http://books.google.com/books?id=v3dHAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA139&dq=%22We+need+to+confess+to+God+our+sin%22">book</A>) <BR> See also <A target=_blank HREF="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+8:11-12;+Ps.+19:1-3;+Mark+4:24;+Luke+8:18;+Rom.+1:16;+10:14-17;+1+Cor.+1:18;+2+Cor.+2:17;+Col.+1:6;+1+Thess.+2:13;+Heb.+4:12">Luke 8:11-12; Ps. 19:1-3; Mark 4:24; Luke 8:18; Rom. 1:16; 10:14-17; 1 Cor. 1:18; 2 Cor. 2:17; Col. 1:6; 1 Thess. 2:13; Heb. 4:12</A> <BR><B>Quiet time reflection</B>:<BR> Am I neglecting His word? <CENTER><SMALL><A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com">CQOD</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="http://cqod.blogspot.com">Blog</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodsubs.htm">email</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/r/feed">RSS</A><BR> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodindz.htm">search</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodrss.htm">script</A> <A HREF="https://www.cqod.com/m">mobile</A><BR><A HREF="mailto:cqodh-subscribe@cqod.com">sub</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/r/fb">fb</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/r/tw">twt</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.instagram.com/curatorcqod/">inst</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="http://jonahmiracleplay.blogspot.com/">Jonah</A> &nb sp; <A TARGET=_blank HREF="http://ruthaplay.blogspot.com/">Ruth</A></SMALL></CENTER> Robert McAnally Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05941503105740045194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729199.post-13135568844358972042024-03-01T02:00:00.001-06:002024-03-01T02:00:18.385-06:00Capon: it was very goodFriday, March 1, 2024 <BR> Feast of David, Bishop of Menevia, Patron of Wales, c.601 <BR><B>Meditation</B>:<BR> And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day. <BR> —Genesis 1:31 (KJV) <BR><B>Quotation</B>: <BR> The world exists, not for what it means but for what it is. The purpose of mushrooms is to be mushrooms, wine is in order to wine: Things are precious before they are contributory. It is a false piety that walks through creation looking only for lessons which can be applied somewhere else. To be sure, God remains the greatest good; but, for all that, the world is still good in itself. Indeed, since He does not need it, its whole reason for being must lie in its own goodness; He has no use for it, only delight. <BR> ... <A HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodndac.htm#Capon">Robert Farrar Capon</A> (1925-2013), <A HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodndtq.htm#Supper"><I>The Supper of the Lamb</I></A>, New York: Doubleday, 1969, p. 86 (see the <A target=_blank HREF="http://books.google.com/books?id=QJggAQAAIAAJ&q=%22through+creation+looking+only%22">book</A>) <BR> See also <A target=_blank HREF="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Gen.+1:31;+Deut.+23:4;+Job+38:4-7;+Ps.+19:1-2;+104:24;+Isa.+42:5;+John+1:3,10;+1+Cor.+8:5-6;+Col.+1:15-17;+1+Tim.+4:4;+Heb.+1:1-2">Gen. 1:31; Deut. 23:4; Job 38:4-7; Ps. 19:1-2; 104:24; Isa. 42:5; John 1:3,10; 1 Cor. 8:5-6; Col. 1:15-17; 1 Tim. 4:4; Heb. 1:1-2</A> <BR><B>Quiet time reflection</B>:<BR> Lord, make me more aware of the goodness of Your creation. <CENTER><SMALL><A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com">CQOD</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="http://cqod.blogspot.com">Blog</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodsubs.htm">email</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/r/feed">RSS</A><BR> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodindz.htm">search</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodrss.htm">script</A> <A HREF="https://www.cqod.com/m">mobile</A><BR><A HREF="mailto:cqodh-subscribe@cqod.com">sub</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/r/fb">fb</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/r/tw">twt</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.instagram.com/curatorcqod/">inst</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="http://jonahmiracleplay.blogspot.com/">Jonah</A> &nb sp; <A TARGET=_blank HREF="http://ruthaplay.blogspot.com/">Ruth</A></SMALL></CENTER> Robert McAnally Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05941503105740045194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729199.post-68313190402918890852024-02-29T02:00:00.001-06:002024-02-29T02:00:35.590-06:00Babcock: no substitutes acceptedThursday, February 29, 2024 <BR><B>Meditation</B>:<BR> Remain in me, and I will remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me.<BR> —John 15:4 (NIV) <BR><B>Quotation</B>: <BR> Christianity is not a voice in the wilderness, but a life in the world. It is not an idea in the air but feet on the ground, going God’s way. It is not an exotic to be kept under glass, but a hardy plant to bear twelve manner of fruit in all kinds of weather. Fidelity to duty is its root and branch. Nothing we can say to the Lord, no calling Him by great or dear names, can take the place of the plain doing of His will. We may cry out about the beauty of eating bread with Him in His kingdom, but it is wasted breath and a rootless hope, unless we plow and plant in His kingdom here and now. To remember Him at His table and to forget Him at ours, is to have invested in bad securities. There is no substitute for plain, every-day goodness. <BR> ... <A HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodndaa.htm#Babcock">Maltbie D. Babcock</A> (1858-1901), <A HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodndtt.htm#ThoughtsEveryDay"><I>Thoughts for Every-day Living</I></A>, New York: C. Scribner’s sons, 1901, p. 48 (see the <A target=_blank HREF="http://books.google.com/books?id=B4QVAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA48&dq=%22Christianity+is+not+a+voice+in+the+wilderness%22">book</A>) <BR> See also <A target=_blank HREF="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+15:4-6;+Matt.+15:36;+26:26-27;+Mark+6:41;+14:22-23;+John+6:11;+Acts+27:35;+Rom.+14:6;+1+Tim.+4:3-5">John 15:4-6; Matt. 15:36; 26:26-27; Mark 6:41; 14:22-23; John 6:11; Acts 27:35; Rom. 14:6; 1 Tim. 4:3-5</A> <BR><B>Quiet time reflection</B>:<BR> Lord, may I never forget my debt to You. <CENTER><SMALL><A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com">CQOD</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="http://cqod.blogspot.com">Blog</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodsubs.htm">email</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/r/feed">RSS</A><BR> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodindz.htm">search</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodrss.htm">script</A> <A HREF="https://www.cqod.com/m">mobile</A><BR><A HREF="mailto:cqodh-subscribe@cqod.com">sub</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/r/fb">fb</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/r/tw">twt</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.instagram.com/curatorcqod/">inst</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="http://jonahmiracleplay.blogspot.com/">Jonah</A> &nb sp; <A TARGET=_blank HREF="http://ruthaplay.blogspot.com/">Ruth</A></SMALL></CENTER> Robert McAnally Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05941503105740045194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729199.post-5248816114560344852024-02-28T02:00:00.001-06:002024-02-28T02:00:27.955-06:00Robertson: the victory nowWednesday, February 28, 2024 <BR><B>Meditation</B>:<BR> “Therefore since we are God’s offspring, we should not think that the divine being is like gold or silver or stone—an image made by man’s design and skill. In the past God overlooked such ignorance, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent.”<BR> —Acts 17:29-30 (NIV) <BR><B>Quotation</B>: <BR> Let us not mind what is past. Perhaps it is all failure, and useless struggle, and broken resolves. What then? Settle this first, brethren, Are you in earnest? If so, though your faith be weak and your struggles unsatisfactory, you may begin the hymn of triumph <I>now</I>, for victory is pledged. “Thanks be to God, which”—not <I>shall</I> give, but “<I>giveth</I> us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.” (1 Cor. 15:57) <BR> ... <A HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodndan.htm#Robertson">Frederick W. Robertson</A> (1816-1853), <A HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodndtq.htm#SermonsPreachedTrinityChapelBrighton3"><I>Sermons Preached at Trinity Chapel, Brighton</I>, v. III</A>, Boston: Ticknor & Fields, 1859, p. 289 (see the <A target=_blank HREF="http://books.google.com/books?id=Kl4QAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA289&dq=%22Let+us+not+mind+what+is+past.+Perhaps%22">book</A>) <BR> See also <A target=_blank HREF="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+17:29-30;+John+16:33;+Rom.+8:37;+1+Cor.+15:55-57;+1+John+5:3-5;+Rev.+12:10-11">Acts 17:29-30; John 16:33; Rom. 8:37; 1 Cor. 15:55-57; 1 John 5:3-5; Rev. 12:10-11</A> <BR><B>Quiet time reflection</B>:<BR> Do I have confidence in God’s victory? <CENTER><SMALL><A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com">CQOD</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="http://cqod.blogspot.com">Blog</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodsubs.htm">email</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/r/feed">RSS</A><BR> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodindz.htm">search</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodrss.htm">script</A> <A HREF="https://www.cqod.com/m">mobile</A><BR><A HREF="mailto:cqodh-subscribe@cqod.com">sub</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/r/fb">fb</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/r/tw">twt</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.instagram.com/curatorcqod/">inst</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="http://jonahmiracleplay.blogspot.com/">Jonah</A> &nb sp; <A TARGET=_blank HREF="http://ruthaplay.blogspot.com/">Ruth</A></SMALL></CENTER> Robert McAnally Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05941503105740045194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729199.post-64409798340864213702024-02-27T02:00:00.001-06:002024-02-27T02:00:44.457-06:00Herbert: Thou that hast giv'n so much to meTuesday, February 27, 2024 <BR> Feast of <A HREF="http://www.cqod.com/cqodndag.htm#Herbert">George Herbert</A>, Priest, Poet, 1633 <BR><B>Meditation</B>:<BR> And the twenty-four elders, who were seated on their thrones before God, fell on their faces and worshiped God, saying: “We give thanks to you, Lord God Almighty, the One who is and who was, because you have taken your great power and have begun to reign.”<BR> —Revelation 11:16-17 (NIV) <BR><B>Quotation</B>: <BR>Thou that hast giv’n so much to me,<BR>Give one thing more, a gratefull heart.<BR>See how thy beggar works on thee<BR> By art.<P>He makes thy gifts occasion more,<BR>And sayes, if he in this be crost,<BR>All thou hast giv’n him heretofore<BR> Is lost.<P>But thou didst reckon, when at first<BR>Thy word our hearts and hands did crave,<BR>What it would come to at the worst<BR> To save.<P>Perpetuall knockings at thy doore,<BR>Tears sullying thy transparent rooms,<BR>Gift upon gift, much would have more,<BR> And comes.<P>This notwithstanding, thou wentst on,<BR>And didst allow us all our noise:<BR>Nay, thou hast made a sigh and grone<BR> Thy joyes.<P>Not that thou hast not still above<BR>Much better tunes, than grones can make;<BR>But that these countrey-aires thy love<BR> Did take.<P>Wherefore I crie, and crie again;<BR>And in no quiet canst thou be,<BR>Till I a thankfull heart obtain<BR> Of thee:<P>Not thankfull, when it pleaseth me;<BR>As if thy blessings had spare dayes:<BR>But such a heart, whose pulse may be<BR> Thy praise. <BR> ... <A HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodndag.htm#Herbert2">George Herbert</A> (1593-1633), <A HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodndtm.htm#PoetWorksHerbert"><I>The Poetical Works of George Herbert</I></A>, New York: D. Appleton, 1857, p. 157-158 (see the <A target=_blank HREF="http://books.google.com/books?id=SmAiAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA157&dq=%22Give+one+thing+more%22">book</A>) <BR> See also <A target=_blank HREF="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Rev.+11:16-17;+Ps.+35:18;+107:1;+136:1-3;+Matt.+6:9;+Luke+22:19-20;+1+Cor.+15:57;+Eph.+5:19-20;+Col.+3:17;+Heb.+13:15;+Rev.+4:9">Rev. 11:16-17; Ps. 35:18; 107:1; 136:1-3; Matt. 6:9; Luke 22:19-20; 1 Cor. 15:57; Eph. 5:19-20; Col. 3:17; Heb. 13:15; Rev. 4:9</A> <BR><B>Quiet time reflection</B>:<BR> Lord, correct my ingratitude. <CENTER><SMALL><A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com">CQOD</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="http://cqod.blogspot.com">Blog</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodsubs.htm">email</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/r/feed">RSS</A><BR> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodindz.htm">search</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodrss.htm">script</A> <A HREF="https://www.cqod.com/m">mobile</A><BR><A HREF="mailto:cqodh-subscribe@cqod.com">sub</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/r/fb">fb</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/r/tw">twt</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.instagram.com/curatorcqod/">inst</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="http://jonahmiracleplay.blogspot.com/">Jonah</A> &nb sp; <A TARGET=_blank HREF="http://ruthaplay.blogspot.com/">Ruth</A></SMALL></CENTER> Robert McAnally Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05941503105740045194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729199.post-38634368718685419202024-02-26T02:00:00.001-06:002024-02-26T02:00:32.243-06:00Gossip: be a letter from GodMonday, February 26, 2024 <BR><B>Meditation</B>:<BR> You show that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.<BR> —2 Corinthians 3:3 (NIV) <BR><B>Quotation</B>: <BR> You, too, are called to be an open letter, as Paul puts it, written by Christ’s own hand, showing those round about you what things Christ can do. We are to go into the world and so to live our ordinary lives that, all unconsciously to us, those among whom we move will look at us again, and will begin to say, You know I used to doubt if there was much in Christianity save talk. But I have revised my opinion. There’s So-and-so (that’s you, you understand), that is a man in whom the thing is obviously working out. He used to be so touchy, so opinionative, so mean and shabby in his views, so dully ordinary. Yet now, undoubtedly, the man has won to self-control and a large generous mind, and—yea, I know it’s a queer thing to say—but he has won to something more, something that somehow—though he never speaks about those things—makes you remember Jesus Christ! <BR> ... <A HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodndag.htm#Gossip">A. J. Gossip</A> (1873-1954), <A HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodndtd.htm#Galilean"><I>The Galilean Accent</I></A>, Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark, 1926, p. 28 (see the <A target=_blank HREF="http://books.google.com/books?id=Mq0zAQAAIAAJ&q=%22You,+too,+are+called+to+be+an+open+letter%22">book</A>) <BR> See also <A target=_blank HREF="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Cor.+3:3,18;+Isa.+42:6-7;+Matt.+5:14-16;+Rom.+1:8;+Eph.+1:4;+4:15;+1+Thess.+4:11-12;+1+Tim.+1:16">2 Cor. 3:3,18; Isa. 42:6-7; Matt. 5:14-16; Rom. 1:8; Eph. 1:4; 4:15; 1 Thess. 4:11-12; 1 Tim. 1:16</A> <BR><B>Quiet time reflection</B>:<BR> Lord, have You more changes to make within me? <CENTER><SMALL><A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com">CQOD</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="http://cqod.blogspot.com">Blog</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodsubs.htm">email</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/r/feed">RSS</A><BR> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodindz.htm">search</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodrss.htm">script</A> <A HREF="https://www.cqod.com/m">mobile</A><BR><A HREF="mailto:cqodh-subscribe@cqod.com">sub</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/r/fb">fb</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/r/tw">twt</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.instagram.com/curatorcqod/">inst</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="http://jonahmiracleplay.blogspot.com/">Jonah</A> &nb sp; <A TARGET=_blank HREF="http://ruthaplay.blogspot.com/">Ruth</A></SMALL></CENTER> Robert McAnally Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05941503105740045194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729199.post-67481493070078993902024-02-25T02:00:00.001-06:002024-02-25T02:00:27.858-06:00Beecher: piety firstSunday, February 25, 2024 <BR><B>Meditation</B>:<BR> In fact, though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you the elementary truths of God’s word all over again. You need milk, not solid food! Anyone who lives on milk, being still an infant, is not acquainted with the teaching about righteousness. But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained themselves to distinguish good from evil.<BR> —Hebrews 5:12-14 (NIV) <BR><B>Quotation</B>: <BR> The way to begin a Christian life is not to study theology. Piety before theology. Right living will produce right thinking. Yet many men, when their consciences are aroused, run for catechisms, and commentaries, and systems. They do not mean to be shallow Christians. They intend to be thorough, if they enter upon the Christian life at all. Now, theologies are well in their place; but repentance and love must come before all other experiences. First a cure for your sin-sick soul, and then theologies. <BR> ... <A HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodndaa.htm#Beecher">Henry Ward Beecher</A> (1813-1887), <A HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodndth.htm#LifeThoughts"><I>Life Thoughts: gathered from the extemporaneous discourses of Henry Ward Beecher</I></A>, Edna Dean Proctor, ed., Sheldon, 1860, p. 2 (see the <A target=_blank HREF="http://books.google.com/books?id=0ukXAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA2&dq=%22The+way+to+begin+a+Christian+life+is+not+to+study+theology%22">book</A>) <BR> See also <A target=_blank HREF="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Heb.+5:12-14;+Pr.+9:10;+Matt.+4:17;+11:29-30;+Mark+1:15;+10:15;+John+5:39-40;+13:15;+Acts+3:19-20;+20:21;+1+Cor.+3:1-3;+Phil.+2:5;+1+Pet.+2:1-3;+1+John+2:6">Heb. 5:12-14; Pr. 9:10; Matt. 4:17; 11:29-30; Mark 1:15; 10:15; John 5:39-40; 13:15; Acts 3:19-20; 20:21; 1 Cor. 3:1-3; Phil. 2:5; 1 Pet. 2:1-3; 1 John 2:6</A> <BR><B>Quiet time reflection</B>:<BR> Am I mature enough in love and purity to seek the deeper things of God? <CENTER><SMALL><A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com">CQOD</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="http://cqod.blogspot.com">Blog</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodsubs.htm">email</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/r/feed">RSS</A><BR> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodindz.htm">search</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodrss.htm">script</A> <A HREF="https://www.cqod.com/m">mobile</A><BR><A HREF="mailto:cqodh-subscribe@cqod.com">sub</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/r/fb">fb</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/r/tw">twt</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.instagram.com/curatorcqod/">inst</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="http://jonahmiracleplay.blogspot.com/">Jonah</A> &nb sp; <A TARGET=_blank HREF="http://ruthaplay.blogspot.com/">Ruth</A></SMALL></CENTER> Robert McAnally Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05941503105740045194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729199.post-66863514537178987412024-02-24T02:00:00.001-06:002024-02-24T02:00:41.719-06:00Fuller: God who sees allSaturday, February 24, 2024 <BR><B>Meditation</B>:<BR> Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. <BR> —Romans 8:26 (KJV) <BR><B>Quotation</B>: <BR> Sorrow for sin and sorrow for suffering are ofttimes so twisted and interwoven in the same person—yea, in the same sigh and groan—that sometimes it is impossible for the party himself so to separate and divide them in his own sense and feeling, as to know which proceeds from the one and which from the other. Only the all-seeing eye of an infinite God is able to discern and distinguish them. <BR> ... <A HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodndac.htm#Fuller">Thomas Fuller</A> (1608-1661), <A HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodndtt.htm#Wounded"><I>The Cause and Cure of a Wounded Conscience</I></A> [1655], Dialogue I. (see the <A target=_blank HREF="http://www.ccel.org/ccel/fuller/goodthoughts.vii.iii.html?highlight=sorrow%20for%20sin%20and%20sorrow%20for%20suffering#highlight">book</A>) <BR> See also <A target=_blank HREF="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Rom.+8:26;+Ps.+6:3;+42:1-4;+69:3;+77:1-3;+119:81;+143:4-7;+Isa.+35:10;+53:11;+2+Cor.+5:1-4;+7:10-11">Rom. 8:26; Ps. 6:3; 42:1-4; 69:3; 77:1-3; 119:81; 143:4-7; Isa. 35:10; 53:11; 2 Cor. 5:1-4; 7:10-11</A> <BR><B>Quiet time reflection</B>:<BR> Do I trust God to distinguish sorrow for sin from among my sorrows? <CENTER><SMALL><A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com">CQOD</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="http://cqod.blogspot.com">Blog</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodsubs.htm">email</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/r/feed">RSS</A><BR> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodindz.htm">search</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/cqodrss.htm">script</A> <A HREF="https://www.cqod.com/m">mobile</A><BR><A HREF="mailto:cqodh-subscribe@cqod.com">sub</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/r/fb">fb</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.cqod.com/r/tw">twt</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="https://www.instagram.com/curatorcqod/">inst</A> <A TARGET=_blank HREF="http://jonahmiracleplay.blogspot.com/">Jonah</A> &nb sp; <A TARGET=_blank HREF="http://ruthaplay.blogspot.com/">Ruth</A></SMALL></CENTER> Robert McAnally Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05941503105740045194noreply@blogger.com0