Quotes about Devotion
Sin diverts some. Pleasure diverts others. Social service and "religious" activity divert others. We are told to be occupied with Jesus Christ Himself.
— Billy Graham
If there are any tears shed in heaven, they will be over the fact that we prayed so little.
— Billy Graham
He who prays as he ought, will endeavor to live as he prays.
— Billy Graham
Sometimes I'm asked to list the most important steps in preparing for an evangelistic mission, and my reply is always the same: prayer . . . prayer . . . prayer.
— Billy Graham
Your yearning for God must supersede all other desires. It must be like a gnawing hunger and a burning thirst.
— Billy Graham
We should not pray for God to be on our side, but pray that we may be on God's side.
— Billy Graham
O God! There are many things in [the Bible] I do not understand . . . I am going to accept this as Thy Word—by faith! I'm going to allow faith to go beyond my intellectual questions and doubts, and I will believe this to be Your inspired Word.
— Billy Graham
We must repent of our prayerlessness. We must make prayer our priority. Even our churches today have gotten away from prayer meetings.
— Billy Graham
Oh God, if You want me to preach, I will do it.
— Billy Graham
When our faith becomes nothing more than a series of rules and regulations, joy flees and our love for Christ grows cold.
— Billy Graham
True prayer is a way of life, not just for use in cases of emergency. Make it a habit, and when the need arises you will be in practice.
— Billy Graham
If we read the Bible as carefully and as regularly as we read the daily papers, we would be as familiar with and as well informed about God as we are about our favorite player's batting average during baseball season!
— Billy Graham