Jo Graham Quotes

God did not intend for us to be idle and unproductive. There is dignity in work.

The word lust [can] mean “selfish desire.” . . .It is wanting something so badly you will do anything to get it. That is one of the tricks of the devil. It is too high a price to pay.

God has not changed. His laws have not changed. He is still a God of love and mercy But He is also a God of righteousness and judgment.

God is sending forth His message of love, but you must tune in. You must be willing to listen and to receive His message and then to obey it.

A God of love must be a God of justice. It is because God loves that He is just. His justice balances His love and makes His acts of bothlove and justice meaningful.

God could not consistently love men if He did not provide for the judgment of evildoers.

God’s love did not begin at the cross. It began in eternity before the world was established, before the time clock of civilization began to move.

It was God’s love which knew that men were incapable of obeying His law, and it was His love which promised a Redeemer, a Savior, who would save His people from their sins.

No one can grasp the love of the God of the universe without knowing His Son.

Speak about the love of God and faces light up, but speak of God as a Judge, and our attitudes change.

There is one thing God’s love cannot do. It cannot forgive the unrepentant sinner.

Our popular music talks constantly about love, and yet divorce rates skyrocket.

God is love” means that He tries constantlyto block your route to destruction.

What relationships need strengthening in your life? Don’t wait for them to grow cold or bitter, but ask God to help you strengthen them by putting God’s love into action—begin today.

[Christians] are commanded to love our neighbors, and the first step in doing this is to show a watching world that Christ reigns within us.

Scripture makes it clear that our first love is always to be for our Lord.

When you truly love someone, you want to please and honor them by the way you act. How you treat someone shows whether or not you really care about them.

If we truly love Christ, we will want to please and honor Him by the way we live. Even the thought of hurting Him or bringing disgrace to His name will be abhorrent to us.

True love is an act of the will—a conscious decision to do what is best for the other person instead of ourselves.

The greatest waste in all of our earth is our waste of the time God has given us each day.

Philosophically, war is an extension of man’s struggle with sin and evil in the world.

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.