Billy Graham Quotes

There is for each man a day, an hour, a minute. The Bible talks in many places about the brevity of life, and the Bible warns that we should be prepared to meet God at all times.

God has given us a message that is not only for past times and this time, but for all time.

God can do more with a few days of your time if given completely to Him, than He can with a whole life characterized by a half-hearted service.

Allow the resurrected Christ to allocate your time as His own . . . and have complete right-of-way throughout your being.

If ever we are to study the Scriptures, if ever we are to spend time in prayer, if ever we are to win souls for Christ, if ever we are to invest our finances for His kingdom—it must be now.

How can men boast that they control their own destiny when they cannot solve the problems of war?

Modern war is the most highly developed of all sciences. We have perfected our weapons but failed to perfect the men who use them.

Scripture indicates that deception, false religions, and apostasy lead to war, and that war in turn leads to famine and pestilence.

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

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

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

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.

The Spirit goes ahead of us when we witness— preparing the way, giving us the words, and granting us courage.

The lukewarm Christian can accomplish nothing with a whole life in which to do it. If you have lived for sin and self . . . your witness will have [a] telling effect on all who have known you.

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.

The greatest way to witness is through the life you live. Let the radiance of your Christian life be such that it will make [others] ask questions about your [faith].

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

The mystery of God’s love would not be a mystery if we knew all the answers.

I urge new converts to take plenty of time in Bible study and prayer before getting on a public platform to testify.

The unbelieving world should see our testimony lived out daily because it just may point them to the Savior.

We should not let a day go by without thanking God for His mercy and grace to us in Jesus Christ.

Thanksgiving is recognition of a debt that cannot be paid. We express thanks, whether or not we are able otherwise to reimburse the giver.

We can take persecution because we know the purpose behind it. The purpose is to glorify God.

Persecution may wear an insulting face. Insults may come as a result of a Christian’s lifestyle, which should be different from that of the secular world.

The Bible clearly says that faithfulness and persecution often go hand in hand.

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

We should not covet or expect the praise of ungodly men . . . the very fact that they are inclined to persecute us is proof that we are “not of the world.

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.

As you think about the future . . . give thanks and trust God . . . Even when life may be difficult, we should thank God for all He does for us—which we do not deserve.

We are accountable to [God] for the way we use our time.

Once a minute passes it can never be reclaimed.

Heaven has no clocks or calendars, and time will be no more [Revelation 10:6].

We relegate God to our spare time—but end up never having any spare time! Jesus said, “Seek first his kingdom” [Matthew 6:33 NIV].

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.

The most important events in human history were the death and the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Take your eyes and your ears and your hands and your feet and your thoughts and your heart: Give them completely and unreservedly to Christ.

Because of what Jesus Christ did for us through His cross and resurrection, we know that we have hope for the future.

By [Christ’s] resurrection life, He gives us the power over the tendency to sin as we allow Him to control our lives.

Never forget that the resurrection of Christ is in many ways the central event of all history.

At the return of Christ the resurrection of believers will take place. It will take the unbelieving world by surprise.

The resurrection is our great hope.

The Bible teaches that you have three enemies . . . the devil . . . the world . . . the flesh.

Christ broke the bonds of death by His resurrection, and from that moment on, Satan was a defeated foe.

The [twentieth century] could well go down in history not so much as a century of progress but as “the century of superficiality.

Christians are to be “the light of the world” [Matthew 5:14], illuminating the darkness caused by sin and giving guidance to a world that has lost its way.

May our gratitude find expression in our prayers and our service for others, and in our commitment to live wholly for Christ.

Be honest about your weaknesses and ask God to help you overcome them so you can serve Christ more effectively.

Oh God, if You want me to serve You, I will. I’ll be what You want me to be. I’ll go where You want me to go.

Many Christians would prefer to hear “What a great guy” from the crowd rather than “Well done, good and faithful servant” from the Master [Matthew 25:23].

Jesus, by example, tells us that every true leader should be a helper, a servant, or even a bondslave. This is a command, not a suggestion, and applies with special force to leaders.