Jo Graham Quotes

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.

The strain of Christian service can result in sickness . . . I have known Christian workers who have risked their lives and health in serving the Lord.

Thinking of and serving with others can be an antidote to negative and unhealthy introspection.

God never calls a person [into His service] without equipping him. I know that from experience.

Every area of our lives is to be under the Lordship of Jesus Christ. And that means the searchlight of God’s Word must penetrate every corner of our lives.

Popularity and adulation are far more dangerous for the Christian than persecution. It is easy when all goes smoothly to lose our sense of balance and perspective.

There must be no discrepancy between what we say and what we do, between our walk and our talk.

The closer you are to God, the farther you are from the devil.

Some things never change. Not the ABC’s, not the multiplication tables, not God!

When God speaks to us, He should have our full attention.

Benevolent hands reach down from heaven to offer us the most hopeful warning and remedy: “Prepare to meet your God.

All believers are called to be holy in mind, body, and spirit (1 Peter 1:15).

If we are living according to what we believe, we may be falsely accused.

Make it your goal to become more like Christ by refusing to let sin have its way, and pursuing instead that which is pure and good in the sight of God.

I am engaged in spiritual warfare every day. I must never let down my guard—I must keep armed.

Being” is far more important than “doing.” When we are what we should be inside, we will bring forth fruit.

Submission . . . involves getting rid of everything which hinders God’s control over our lives.

Whatever is unlike Christ in conduct, speech, or disposition grieves the Spirit of grace.

To be Spirit-filled is to be controlled or dominated by the Spirit’s presence and power.

The lives of many reflect the practices and standards of this present world . . . they are more interested in imitating the world system dominated by Satan than in imitating Christ.

When we come to the end of ourselves, we come to the beginning of God.

Extremes should be avoided.

The more we yield to pressure, the more easily we will yield next time.

Delighting in the Lord alters the desires.

The wheels of [God’s] mercy and justice move quietly and silently, but they do move.

God is not bound by a body, yet He is a Person. He feels, He thinks, He loves, He forgives, He sympathizes with the problems and sorrows that we face.

Nothing in our lives takes God by surprise.

God is not a bargaining God. You cannot barter with Him. You must do business with Him on His own terms.

If you have been trying to limit God—stop it! Don’t try to confine Him or His works to any single place or sphere. You wouldn’t try to limit the ocean.

Getting to know God and being able to call on Him is the most important step in storing up for the storms.