Quotes About God

The world can create trouble in peace, but God can create peace in trouble.

lo que los juicios apremian- los afectos los abrazan. El que valora el oro, se deleitará en él. Tenemos la tendencia, por incredulidad, de entretener leves pensamientos de piedad, por lo tanto, nuestros afectos son tan leves. David apreciaba los estatutos de Dios a un ritmo elevado; "Más que desear son que el oro, y más que mucho oro fino," Salmo 19.10. y por lo tanto creció que el amor se inflama por

What is the duty which God requireth of man? Obedience to his revealed will. It is not enough to hear God's voice, but we must obey. Obedience is a part of the honour we owe to God.

Though God is the fountain of grace—yet the saints are the pipes which transmit the living streams to others.

To compare other things with God, is to debase Deity; as if you should compare the shining of a glow-worm with the sun. 3.

He who loves money is not weary of telling it: and he who loves God is not weary of serving him.

Christ was born of a virgin, that we might be born of God. He took our flesh, that He might give us His Spirit. He lay in the manger that we might lie in paradise. He came down from heaven, that He might bring us to heaven. And what was all this but love? If our hearts be not rocks, this love of Christ should affect us. Behold, love that surpasses knowledge!

None can do as God; he brought the world out of nothing; 'And hangeth the earth upon nothing.' Job 26: 7.

As, when king Uzziah would offer incense without a priest, God was angry with him, and struck him with leprosy (2 Chron 26:20). Just so, when we do not come to God in and through Christ, we offer up incense to him without a priest, and what can we expect but severe rebukes?

Men think it a shame to be ignorant of their trade—but no shame to be ignorant of God. There is no going to heaven blindfold.

He that leaves off prayer leaves off to fear God.

As our sin is ever before us, so God's promise must be ever before us. As we much feel our sting, so we must look up to Christ, our "brazen serpent" (Num 21:8-9).

is the soul's retiring of itself, that by a serious and solemn thinking upon God, the heart may be raised up to heavenly affections.

The God whom we worship is holy, the work we are employed in is holy, the place we hope to arrive at is holy; all this calls for holiness.

What greater dignity can be put upon a mortal man, than to converse with his Maker, and to walk with God every day?

Indeed faith deals with invisibles, but God hates that love which is invisible.

Glorifying God has respect to all the persons in the Trinity; it respects God the Father who gave us life; God the Son, who lost his life for us; and God the Holy Ghost, who produces a new life in us; we must bring glory to the whole Trinity.

Conscience is a bosom-preacher. Sometimes it convinces, sometimes it reproves.. But men imprison this preacher, and God says to conscience, Preach no more: "he which is filthy, let him be filthy still!" (Rev 22:11). This is a fatal sign that a man's day of grace has past.

Grace breeds delight in God, and delight breeds meditation. Meditation is a duty wherein consists the essentials of religion, and which nourishes the very life-blood of it.

is a command of God to pray without ceasing, 1 Thess. 5:17. The meaning is—not that we should be always praying—but that we should every day set some time apart for prayer.

Love is an industrious affection; it sets the head studying for God, hands working, feet running in the ways of his commandments.

Let us beg from God, a spiritual palate to relish a sweetness in holy things. For lack of spiritual hearts, we come to duty without delight, and go away without profit!

It is more honour to serve God, than to have kings serve us.

A soul encompassed with mercy is zealously active in God's service.