Inspiring Quotes by Billy Graham
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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.

The motive of grace is the infinite, compassionate love of a merciful God, but the work of grace was the death of Christ on the cross.

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!