Billy Graham in Quotes (Part 1)

I’ve recently started reading the book, Billy Graham in Quotes. It is a compilation of quotes by Billy Graham spanning more than 70 years of his ministry, and I wanted to share some quotes with you. I hope they encourage and inspire you today. God Bless! -Ashley

Billy Graham on…

JESUS

“We should be about our Father’s business by pouring His compassionate love into aching and parched souls that have nowhere to turn, no one to love, and no one to care. Let them see Jesus in us. That is a living testimony.”

GOD’S WILL

“If you are ignorant to God’s Word, you will also be ignorant to God’s will.

PEOPLE

“All around you are people who need Christ: your family, your neighbors, people you work with or go to school with every day. Are you praying for them, asking God to open the door of their hearts to His truth?”

 PRAYER

“Prayer is the companion of Bible study.

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

DECISION

“When my decision for Christ was made… I knelt in prayer. I opened my heart and knew for the first time the sweetness and joy of God, of truly being born again… I knew in my heart that I was somehow different and changed. That night absolutely changed the direction of my life.”

“When disappointment or tragedy or suffering strikes, we have a decision to make: Will we turn away from God, or will we turn toward Him? Which road will we take? One road leads to doubt, anger, bitterness, fear, hopelessness, and despair. The other leads to hope, comfort, peace, strength, and joy.”

BIBLE

“Be grounded in the Bible. As Christians, we have only one source of authority, one compass: the Word of God.”

DISAPPOINTMENT

“Disappointment and failure are not signs that God has forsaken you or stopped loving you. The devil wants you to believe God no longer loves you, but it isn’t true. God’s love for us never fails.”

PRAYER

“Prayer is the most powerful weapon we have in our spiritual arsenal to stand against the world’s greatest enemy, the one who presents himself as an angel of light [2 Corinthians 11:14]”

“The devil will tremble when you pray.”

“A prayerless Christian is a powerless Christian.”

“God Himself is the power that makes prayer work.”

FAITH

“Faith in Christ is voluntary. A person cannot be coerced, bribed, or tricked into trusting Jesus. God will not force His way into your life. The Holy Spirit will do everything possible to disturb you, draw you, love you—but finally it is your personal decision.”

“God—the Bible’s author—loves you and wants you to be His child through faith in Jesus Christ.”

FAMILY

“More friction and tensions are caused in a family by tone of voice than for any one reason.”

PATIENCE

“The Christian way of daily living must be distinct from the world. While some will think you ‘peculiar’, do not let this disturb you, for just as many others will secretly admire you for your stand. It is possible you will be persecuted by jokes and misunderstood… but if you accept this with patience and in the spirit of love, God can use this very thing to help you win some of your friends [to Christ].”

LOVE

“God’s love is unchangeable; He knows exactly what we are and loves us anyway.”

GOD

“God can be everywhere at once, heeding the prayers of all who call out in the name of Christ; performing the mighty miracles that keep the stars in their places, and the plants bursting up through the earth, and the fish swimming in the sea. There is no limit to God. There is no limit to His wisdom. There is no limit to His power. There is no limit to His love. There is no limit to His mercy.”

There are several quotes that are certainly worth sharing, but I only selected a handful for this post. Nevertheless, I hope they help to guide, encourage, and inspire you.

God bless,

Ashley