Quotes by Billy Graham (Page 2 of 3)

When our faith becomes nothing more than a series of rules and regulations, joy flees and our love for Christ grows cold.

When Christ's love fills our hearts, it puts selfishness on the run.

If I had to do it all over again, I would speak less and study more.

The Bible is actually a library of books-some long, some short- written over hundreds of years by many authors. Behind each one, however, was the Author: the Spirit of God.

I know God is in charge. Not me, I'm nothing. I wouldn't be anything except for the power of the spirit of God.

To the Christian death is the exchanging of a tent for a building.

The Bible's emphasis is on the good treatment of animals, and not just the forbidding of cruel treatment.

I look forward to seeing Christ and bowing down before Him in praise and gratitude for all He has done for us, and for using me on this earth by His grace-just as I am.

Don't be swayed by the false values and goals of this world, but put Christ and his will first in everything you do.

When we grieve over someone who has died in Christ, we are sorrowing not for them, but for ourselves. Our grief isn't a sign of weak faith, but of great love.

Don't ever hesitate to take to God whatever is on your heart. He already knows it anyway, but He doesn't want you to bear its pain or celebrate its joy alone.

Heaven is a wonderful place and the benefits for the believer are out of this world!

Wherever the Word of God is hidden or ignored, there will be certain destruction.

The Bible teaches that there will be a famine of the Word of God in the last days ... spiritual starvation leads to spiritual death.

God and God's Word are inseparable.

Through the written Word we discover the Living Word--Jesus Christ.

God has not promised to bless my thoughts, but He has promised to bless His Word.

God's Word not only gives authority to one's ministry; it provides a solid foundation for one's life.

The Old Testament may not seem relevant to us today--but it is, because it is part of God's Holy Word, and He has much to teach us through its pages.

I look upon it as a lost day when I have not had a good time over the Word of God.

God never leads us to do anything that is contrary to His Word. But the opposite is also true: God always leads us to do everything that is in agreement with His Word.

The Word of God hidden in the heart is a stubborn voice to suppress.

The Spirit of God takes the Word of God and makes the child of God.

A computer ... has no worth unless it is programmed ... The believer has tremendous potential, but that potential cannot be used until he is programmed with the Word of God.

Scientific discoveries (not theories) are found more and more to fit into the record God has given us in His Word.

It often takes a tragedy to open our hearts, minds, and wills to the truth of God's Word.

While those around you are filling their minds with the bad news about man in their daily papers, steep yourself in the good news about God in His precious Word!

We need to fortify ourselves with the Word of God.

The word of God teaches that Christians suffer in order that they might glorify God in their lives.

Most of us follow our conscience as we follow a wheelbarrow. We push it in front of us in the direction we want to go.

I'm in a win-win playoff. Response of a Christian dying of cancer at thirty on the prospect of miraculous healing.

You not only choose between two ways of life but you choose between two masters.

To find the right path, we first need to remember why we are on the wrong path. The reason can be put in one word: sin.

You can't change your past but you can change you destiny but deciding for Christ.

Although we may trust God's promises for life after death and the certainty of a heavenly home, we must still face the reality of death.

It could be that one of the greatest hindrances to evangelism is the poverty of our own experience.

Out of pain and problems have come the sweetest songs, the most poignant poems, the most gripping stories.

For a married couple to expect perfection for each other is unrealistic.

A keen sense of humor helps us to overlook the unbecoming, understand the unconventional, tolerated the unpleasant, overcome the unexpected, and outlast the unbearable.

To paraphrase the Bible, what shall it profit a man (or a woman) who gains the whole world but loses his or her own family?

Prayers have no boundaries. They can leap miles and continents and be translated instantly into any language.

Some day you will have to give an account for every penny you spent.

A new world is coming ... The paradise that man lost will be regained ... One day we will live in a brand-new world.

Whatever affliction comes in our life, our Lord goes into the valley with us, leading us by the hand, even carrying us when it is necessary.

Don't let past mistakes keep you from seeking God.

We should not pray for God to be on our side, but pray that we may be on God's side.

One of the greatest priorities of the church today is to mobilize the laity to do the work of evangelism.

Live each day as if it were your last for some day it will be.

Faith implies four things: self-renunciation, reliance with utter confidence on Christ, obedience, and a changed life.

Perhaps the greatest psychological, spiritual, and medical need that all people have is the need for hope.

It may be difficult to understand why a test comes our way, but we must never forget that the test is accomplishing refining and purification.

If America is to survive, we must elect more God-centered men and women to public office; individuals who will seek Divine guidance in the affairs of state.

A transformed life is the greatest of all miracles. Every time a person is born again by repentance of sin and faith in Jesus Christ, the miracle of regeneration is performed.

I'm glad to know that we do have political leaders that believe in God, and that has been true from the days of George Washington.

God made us for one reason: so He could have fellowship with us. It wasn't that He was lonely or needed us but He made us in His image so He could shower His love upon us.

Even when life may be difficult, we should thank God for all He does for us-which we do not deserve.

Think of working forever at something you love to do, for one you love with all your heart, and never getting tired! We will never know weariness in heaven.

Death is robbed of much of its terror for the true believer.

The highest form or worship is the worship of unselfish Christian service. The greatest form of praise is the sound of consecrated feet seeking out the lost and helpless.

The key word of the dedicated Christian should be 'give.' Charitable contributions speak eloquently of your unselfish Christian generosity.

The highest form of worship is the worship of unselfish Christian service.

When thanksgiving is filled with true meaning and is not just the formality of a polite 'thank you,' it is the recognition of dependence.

What is your story? Be ready to share it when the Lord gives you the opportunity.

Christians ought to carry written in our hearts the solemn truth of how short is our opportunity to witness for Christ and live for Him.

When brothers and sisters in Christ unite in the common bond of the Word of God and prayer, they are strengthened in their faith and witness.

One faithful witness is worth a thousand mute professors of religion ... Our faith grows by expression ... we must share it--we must witness.

Be a good witness by the way you live. The way we live is often more convincing than the words we say.

A checkbook is a theological document, it will tell you who and what you worship.

The word of God hidden in the heart is a stubborn voice to suppress.

Having knowledge of the Bible is essential to a rich and meaningful life.

The very practice of reading the Bible will have a purifying effect upon your mind and heart. Let nothing take the place of this daily exercise.

Love is to the heart what the summer is to the farmer's year. It brings to harvest all the loveliest flowers of the soul.

God's hand never slips. He never makes a mistake. His every move is for our own good and for our ultimate good.

In some ways, Christians are homeless. Our true home is waiting for us, prepared by the Lord Jesus Christ.

When we come to Christ, we're no longer the most important person in the world to us; Christ is. Instead of living only for ourselves, we have a higher goal: to live for Jesus.

It is the Holy Spirit's job to convict, God's job to judge and my job to love.

The born-again Christian sees life not as a blurred , confused, meaningless mass, but as something planned and purposeful.

Christianity is not a spectator sport. It's something in which we become totally involved.

Grumbling and gratitude are, for the child of God, in conflict. Be grateful and you won't grumble. Grumble and you won't be grateful.

I trust Jesus with all my tomorrows, knowing that He will solve the mystery of life beyond the grave.

My prayer today is that we will feel the loving arms of God wrapped around us, and will know in our hearts that He will never forsake us as we trust in Him.

Few people realize the profound part angelic forces play in human events.

The same hand that made trees and fields and flowers, the seas and hills, the clouds and sky, has been making a home for us called heaven.

Prayer is the rope that pulls God and man together. But, it doesn't pull God down to us: It pulls us up to Him.

Why should we give God thanks? Because everything we have comes from God.

As this New Year begins, ask God to help you tune your life every day to His Word, so you can bring harmony and joy to those around you.

Only when we understand the holiness of God will we understand the depth of our sin.

There is more evidence that Jesus rose from the dead than there is that Julius Caesar ever lived or that Alexander the Great died at the age of thirty-three.

God has a plan for your retirement.

Confidentiality is the essence of being trusted.

Life is a glorious opportunity.

One with God is a majority.

No matter how dark and hopeless a situation might seem, never stop praying.

We are the Bibles the world is reading; We are the creeds the world is needing; We are the sermons the world is heeding.

Being a Christian is more than just an instantaneous conversion -- it is a daily process whereby you grow to be more and more like Christ.

I never saw a U-Haul behind a hearse.

God never takes away something from your life without replacing it with something better.

The will of God will not take us where the grace of God cannot sustain us.

Salvation is free, but discipleship costs everything we have.

A coach will impact more people in one year than the average person will in an entire lifetime.

Our prayers must be in accordance with the will of God for the simple reason that God knows better what is good for us than we know ourselves.

This should be the motto of every follower of Jesus Christ. Never stop praying no matter now dark and hopeless it may seem.

It is not the posture of the body, but the attitude of the heart that counts when we pray ... The important thing is not the position of the body but the condition of the soul.

Whether prayer changes our situation or not, one thing is certain: Prayer will change us!

As I close my eyes in prayer, let me see the faces of those who need to know You, beloved Savior.

A prayerless Christian is a powerless Christian.

Our prayers must be in accordance with God's will. He knows better what is good for us than we know ourselves.

Prayer is the Christian's greatest weapon.

Prayer is key to our effort to communicate the Gospel and win men and women to Christ.

Someone has said, Prayer is the highest use to which speech can be put.

We can change the course of events if we go to our knees in believing prayer.

We were created to live a life of prayer.

The most eloquent prayer is often prayed through hands that heal and bless.

No matter where we are, God is as close as a prayer. He is our support and our strength. He will help us make our way up again from whatever depths we have fallen.

Long after you and I are gone, God will still be at work--and many of the things we prayed for will finally come to pass.

Prayer is our lifeline to God.

Why do we need to pray? Because the Christian life is a journey, and we need God's strength and guidance along the way.

A life taught in the Scriptures, and tuned in to God in prayer, produces an outflowing of grace and power.

Be sure that your motive in praying is to glorify God.

A friend of mine defines prayer as a declaration of dependence.

Often, we try to tell God what we want Him to do--but ask Him to help you guard against this, and to seek His will instead of your own. Pray and ask God to guide you.

Those you know the least may need your prayers the most. Don't let the fact that you don't know someone keep you from praying for them.

Too often we use petty little petitions, oratorical exercises, or the words of others rather than the cries of our inmost being. When you pray, pray!

Prayer and Bible study are inseparably linked. Effective prayer is born out of the prompting of God's Spirit as we read His Word.

To the Son of God prayer was more important than the assembling of great throngs ... He often withdrew into the wilderness and prayed Luke 5:15 -- 16.

God Himself is the power that makes prayer work.

Prayer is not an option but a necessity.

Prayer shouldn't be a burden but a privilege--God wants our fellowship.

Prayer is the companion of Bible study.

Before prayer changes others, it first changes us.

Idolatrous beliefs have eroded the foundations of truth. Whether ancient or modern, all have posed alternatives to the biblical way of approaching God.

Students today want to know about the devil, about witchcraft, about the occult. Many people do not know they are turning to Satan. They are being deluded.

Only God knows the future and that we are to look to Him--not to the stars or the tea leaves or the lines on the palms of our hands--for our confidence in the future.

Some Christian leaders ... are willing to give up some of the teachings of the Bible in order to harmonize Christianity with the other religions.

Our life is not of this world.

I could recall countless illustrations of men and women who have encountered Jesus Christ ...Their whole lives have been transformed.

Many a life has come forth from the furnace of affliction more beautiful and more useful than before.

End your journey well. Don't waste your life, and don't be satisfied with anything less than God's plan.

A century ago man's chief concern was his spiritual life; today his chief concern is with his physical and temporal affairs.

There comes a moment when we all must realize that life is short, and in the end the only thing that really counts is not how others see us, but how God sees us.

Man has naturally and universally a capacity for religion--and not only a capacity, for the vast majority of the human race practices or professes some form of religion.

Modern Western culture has become a mixture of paganism and Christianity. We are a blend of both. We talk of God, but we often act as though we are atheists.

All false religions cut away parts of God's revelation, add ideas of their own, and come out with various viewpoints that differ from God's revelation in the Bible.

Many Christian leaders are willing to give up some of the teachings of the Bible in order to harmonize Christianity with the other religions.

Many people have just enough natural religion to make them immune to the real thing.

The Bible differentiates clearly between true faith and mere religiosity.

Jesus Christ said the gate that leads to destruction is wide and the way is broad, but the gate which leads to life is straight and the way narrow.

Life is sacred and given to us by God; for that reason we must never condone the deliberate, unnatural taking of life.

God's Word is not a book of human ideas ... it is given to us by God to teach us how to live.

The Bible teaches that life does not end at the cemetery. There is a future life.

Life is a glorious opportunity if it is used to condition us for eternity.

As life hits us head-on we can respond with resentment, resignation, acceptance, or welcome. We are the living examples of our responses.

Our natural desire is to be doing something; but there are times in our lives when it is wiser to wait and just be still.

Though cultures differ and times change, the Word of our God stands forever as an unchanging source of answers to all of life's problems.

If anything has been accomplished through my life, it has been solely God's doing, not mine, and He--not I--must get the credit.

The Bible has much to say about the brevity of life and the necessity of preparing for eternity. I am convinced that only when a man is prepared to die is he also prepared to live.

A tame horse contributes much more to life than a wild one. Energy out of control is dangerous; energy under control is powerful.

I believe this is one of the tests of the Spirit-filled life. Is Christ becoming more and more evident in my life? Are people seeing more of Him, and less of me?

God calls us to live lives of purity.

One of the most important things God wants to teach us from the Old Testament is how not to live.

Don't waste your life on things that have no eternal value.

We must learn to live triumphantly amid the traumas and pressures we face daily.

A life without God is like a boat without an anchor.

I've known the thrill of winning a tough ball game and of winning a golf match on the last hole. But to me the biggest thrill is to win the big one--the spiritual battle of life.

If we don't know who we are, we'll never know how we ought to live.

I am still learning, for the Christian life is one of constant growth.

The light of God's presence in our lives is a purifying flame that will draw us near to Him.

Do others see something of Christ in your life? Do they see a family resemblance to Him by the way you live?

Some day our journey through this life will be over and we will embark on another journey--one that will last forever.

Mark my word, the day is coming when it's going to cost to live for Jesus Christ. We are, more and more, a minority, and that's exactly what it was like in the first century.

Because of the brevity of life, the Bible warns that we should be prepared to meet God at all times.

Becoming a Christian takes only a single step; being a Christian means walking with Christ the rest of your life.

Prayer is not just asking. It is listening for God's orders.

Make it your goal to build strong foundations for your life--foundations constructed from prayer and the truths of God's Word.

We need to encourage new believers to feed on God's Word--it is nourishment for the soul.

The Christian should stand out like a sparkling diamond.

The influence of sin touches the innocent as well as the guilty.

Don't let failure or disappointment cut you off from God or make you think that the future is hopeless. When God closes one door, He often opens another door -- if we seek it.

The moment we take our last breath on earth, we take our first in heaven.

The Bay Area is so beautiful, I hesitate to preach about heaven while I'm here.

The entire plan for the future has its key in the resurrection.

The resurrection blasts apart the finality of death, providing an alternative to the stifling, settling dust of death and opens the way to new life.

Your faith and hope are in god.

A good father is one of the most unsung, unpraised, unnoticed, and yet one of the most valuable assets in our society.

Our chaotic, confused world has no greater need than to hear the message of good news -- the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

I can tell you that God is alive because I talked to him this morning.

God measures people by the small dimensions of humility and not by the bigness of their achievements or the size of their capabilities.

Love your children-and let them know you love them. Children who experience love find it far easier to believe God loves them.

Most of all, God has blessed us by giving us the privilege of knowing Him and walking with Him every day. He did this by sending His Son into the world to die for our sins.

God wants us to be broken in spirit so that He can make us strong at the broken places.

I am never lonely when I am reading the Bible. Nothing dissolves loneliness like a session with God's Word.

You will never understand who you are until you understand who God is.

Envy and greed starve on a steady diet of thanksgiving.

Believers, look up -- take courage. The angels are nearer than you think.

God proved His love on the Cross. When Christ hung, and bled, and died, it was God saying to the world, I love you.

I fell and broke my pelvic bone in three places. So, I'm still sort of an invalid now.

I'm grateful for the evangelical resurgence we've seen across the world in the last half-century or so. It truly has been God's doing.

Even Hubble hasn't found yet the end of this universe, and we don't know that it has any end.

My wife has about everything I can think of.

Whenever I counsel someone who feels called to be an evangelist, I always urge them to guard their time and not feel like they have to do everything.