“One final reason for choosing God’s path is of supreme importance: It leads us home.”
―
Billy Graham
“Within the New Testament, there is no indication that Christians should expect to be healthy, wealthy, and successful in this present age.”
―
Billy Graham
“Those who believe [in Christ] are expected to be different from the world . . . they are members of a new society.”
―
Billy Graham
“If people paid more attention to death, eternity, and judgment, there would be more holy living on earth.”
―
Billy Graham
“Nowhere has God promised anyone, even His children, immunity from sorrow, suffering, and pain. This world is a “vale of tears,” and disappointment and heartache are as inevitable as clouds and shadows. Suffering is often the crucible in which our faith is tested. Those who successfully come through the “furnace of affliction” are the ones who emerge “like gold tried in the fire.”
―
Billy Graham
“Man got into difficulty when he lifted his will against God’s. He gets out of trouble when he bows to the divine superiority, when he repents and says humbly: “God be merciful to me a sinner.” Man’s extremity then becomes God’s opportunity.”
―
Billy Graham
“If we are at peace with this world, it may be because we have sold out to it and compromised with it.”
―
Billy Graham
“We have not yet learned that we are more powerful on our knees than behind the most powerful weapons that can be developed.”
―
Billy Graham
“Suffering can give us opportunities to witness. The world is a gigantic hospital; nowhere is there a greater chance to see the peace and joy of the Lord than when the journey through the valley is the darkest.”
―
Billy Graham
“Jesus tells us not to be misled by the voices of strangers. There are so many strange voices being heard in the religious world of our day. We must compare what they say with the Word of God.”
―
Billy Graham
“There is no point of space, whether inside or outside the bounds of creation, where God is not present. That is why when we ask the question, “Who’s in control?” we can answer without equivocation, “God is!”
―
Billy Graham
“Christianity increases the scope and area of our lives.”
―
Billy Graham
“Our imaginations are so stilted. The very thought of being like Jesus is breathtaking.”
―
Billy Graham
“When the church begins to entertain the flock and respond to the cult of self—it is diminished to a mere community center.”
―
Billy Graham
“Come back to the Bible. Begin to read it. Study it and God will speak to you and change you—and through you perhaps history can be changed.”
―
Billy Graham
