Following Christ has been made too easy. It is easy to follow Him when our world is safe and comfortable . . .but when that world shatters, only a secure faith will sustain us.
~ Billy Graham
Learn to keep close to [Jesus], to listen to His voice, and follow Him.
By faith in [Jesus] we can be forgiven of our sins and know the joy of following Him every day.
The men who followed Jesus were unique in their generation. They turned the world upside down because their hearts had been turned right side up.
The same Book that tells us over and over again of God’s love warns us constantly of the devil who would come between us and God, the devil who is ever waiting to ensnare men’s souls.
The devil is the god of this world and he has blinded our eyes.
Satan wants to lure us into his traps, and he knows exactly what kind of “bait” will appeal to us. He knows what we’re like, and he will attack us exactly where we are the weakest.
Satan will do everything he can to divide Christians and destroy our witness. Only the Holy Spirit can subdue our old nature and overcome it with God’s love.
Don’t give Satan a foothold, but discipline yourself to stay close to God. He alone is your security.
Satan rejoices when old habits overwhelm [us] and we cave in to the pressure of the crowd . . .perhaps temptation lures [us] into sin . . .a backsliding Christian compromises their faith and causes unbelievers to mock the Gospel.
[Christians] are called to distinguish themselves as Christ followers, not community organizers.
The devil and his demons really do believe in God—and why wouldn’t they? They understand that they are engaged in a cosmic battle of titanic proportions, and they know they are up against the Creator of the universe—a truth that makes them shudder. There are no atheists in hell!
When our minds are on Christ, Satan has little room to maneuver.
The greatest roadblock to Satan’s work is the Christian who, above all else, lives for God, walks with integrity, is filled with the Spirit, and is obedient to God’s truth.
The greatest hindrance to Satan’s destructive efforts is our standing strong in the knowledge and fear of the Lord.
Satan rejoices when we are inconsistent, because he knows that an inconsistent Christian is an ineffective Christian—or worse.
We constantly pass up the rich and beautiful and ennobling experiences and seek out the tawdry, the cheap, and the degrading. These are the works of the devil, and they flourish on every side!
The devil is a master at making us question God and His Word. Twisting Scripture . . . taking a verse out of context . . .deceiving us into thinking God is mean-spirited—these are some of Satan’s favorite tricks.
Satan does not care how much you theorize about Christianity or how much you profess to know Christ. What he opposes vigorously is the way you live Christ.
We must be constantly aware that Satan can take any human effort and twist it to serve his own purposes.
Only God can thwart the plans of Satan and his legions.
If you are not careful you will find yourself actually in the employ of the devil. He is powerful, slick, crafty, wily, and subtle.
One of the devil’s methods is to attack everyone . . . He knows that the Word of God is powerful, and he will try to keep you from it.
When we are filled with the Spirit of God, obeying God, in His will and quoting Scripture, Satan will be defeated.
Jesus did not dispute [Satan] . . . our Lord quoted Scripture, and that’s one thing the devil can’t stand! The Scripture defeats him every time.
Fear can paralyze us and keep us from believing God and stepping out in faith. The devil loves a fearful Christian!
We have seen moral and religious leaders,men who claim to be followers of Jesus,fall into disgrace in the eyes of God and man, and worst of all we have seen the Gospel of Jesus Christ and twisted and distorted it by false teachers to accommodate the destructive morals and secular behavior of these times.
As long as Satan is loose in the world and our hearts are dominated by his evil passions, it will never be easy or popular to be a follower of Christ.
God’s followers need to know the truth He sets forth in His Word so that we can confidently discern between His truth and Satan’s lies.
Salvation is free, but there is a price to pay in following Jesus. It is never said in Scripture that we can have “Christ and . . .”.It is always “Christ or . . .”. What is your “or”?
God—the Bible’s Author—loves you and wants you to be His child through faith in Jesus Christ.
Faith is loved and honored by God more than any other single thing.
Your faith may be just a little thread. It may be small and weak, but act on that faith. It does not matter how big your faith is, but rather, where your faith is.
Jesus Himself was the first missionary . . .He pledged His followers to be missionaries too!
The happiest people I know are separated followers of Jesus Christ.They are not dependent on artificial stimulants. They do not resort to sick, dirty jokes. They do not abuse their bodies to relax their minds.
Faith implies four things: self-renunciation, reliance with utter confidence on Christ, obedience, and a changed life.
When our faith becomes nothing more than a series of rules and regulations, joy flees and our love for Christ grows cold.
If our faith isn’t rooted in the Bible, it will wither like a plant pulled out of the soil.
Fear can banish faith, but faith can banish fear.
Do you want your faith to grow? Then let the Bible begin to saturate your mind and soul.
