Quote#Desire
Just as sure as the days go by, Jesus will come to us, looking for…
Quote byHenry Clay Trumbull · 1830–1903
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), p. 315..
English (original)
Just as sure as the days go by, Jesus will come to us, looking for fruit; and He will come in personal hunger, needing and longing for the fruit which we might have ready for Him.
— Henry Clay Trumbull
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