Time is running out. The seconds are ticking away toward midnight. The human race is about to take the fatal plunge . . . Is there any authority left? Is there a path we can follow? Can we find a code book that will give us the key to our dilemmas? We do have authoritative source material. It is found in the ancient and historic Book we call the Bible.
~ Billy Graham
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.
Without the resurrection, the cross is meaningless.
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.
The resurrection of Christ changed the midnight of bereavement into a sunrise of reunion, it changed the midnight of disappointment into a sunrise of joy, it changed the midnight of fear to a sunrise of peace.
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.
Death has two stages, first the separation of the body from the spirit . . . for a purely spiritual existence, and second, reunion with the body and a glorious resurrection at the Second Coming of Christ.
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.
You cannot build a superstructure on a cracked foundation.
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.
As Christians we have a responsibility toward the poor, the oppressed, the downtrodden, and the many innocent people around the world who are caught in wars, natural disasters, and situations beyond their control.
The Bible teaches that we have a Christian duty to help our neighbors in their time of need. We are called by God to bring the water of life for both soul and body. God created them both, and His purpose is to redeem them both.
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.
God wants to use you right where you are. Every day you probably come in contact with people who will never enter a church, or talk with a pastor, or open a Bible— and God wants to use you to point them to Christ. You may be the “bridge” God would use to bring them to Himself.
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.
If we are going to touch the people of our communities, we too must know their sorrows, feel for them in their temptations, stand with them in their heartbreaks. Jesus Christ entered into the arena of our troubles, and He wept with them that wept and rejoiced with them that rejoiced.
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].
One of Satan’s most effective ways of blocking God’s work is to convince us God can’t use us to make an impact for Christ. But it isn’t true. All around you are people no one else will ever be able to reach with the Gospel.
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.
Persecution is one of the natural consequences of living the Christian life. It is to the Christian what “growing pains” are to the growing child. No pain, no development. No suffering, no glory. No struggle, no victory. No persecution, no reward!
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.
The world doesn’t really have much respect for Christians who adopt its fashions and ideas. It is inclined to regard them with contempt—to write them off either as cowards who are ashamed of their faith or as frauds whose profession is not sincere.
There must be no discrepancy between what we say and what we do, between our walk and our talk.
You will never understand who you are until you understand who God is.
