January Quotes
January 1
This most beautiful system of the sun, planets and comets, could only proceed from the counsel and dominion of an intelligent and powerful Being. —Sir Isaac Newton
January 2
A man who is intimate with God will never be intimidated by men. —Leonard Ravenhill
January 3
Where God guides, God provides. —Chuck Smith
January 4
First they arrested the Communists - but I was not a Communist, so I did nothing. Then they came for the Social Democrats - but I was not a Social Democrat, so I did nothing. Then they arrested the trade unionists - and I did nothing because I was not one. And then they came for the Jews and then the Catholics, but I was neither a Jew nor a Catholic and I did nothing. At last they came and arrested me - and there was no one left to do anything about it. —Martin Niemoller
January 5
If I sit next to a madman as he drives a car into a group of innocent bystanders, I can't, as a Christian, simply wait for the catastrophe, then comfort the wounded and bury the dead. I must try to wrestle the steering wheel out of the hands of the driver. —Dietrich Bonhoeffer
January 6
Prayer is more than a wish; it is the voice of faith directed to God. —Billy Graham
January 7
Be content with no degree of sanctification. Be always crying out, "Lord, let me know more of myself and of thee." —George Whitfield
January 8
There must be a divorce between you and sin, or there can be no marriage between you and Christ. —Charles Spurgeon
January 9
Nature is God's greatest evangelist. —Jonathon Edwards
January 10
He that is down needs fear no fall. He that is low, no pride; He that is humble, ever shall have God to be his Guide. —John Bunyan
January 11
The greatest test of Christianity is the wear and tear of daily life; it is like the shining of silver: the more it is rubbed the brighter it grows. —Oswald Chambers
January 12
The most vital question to ask about all who claim to be Christian is this: Have they a soul thirst for God? ... Is their life centered on Him? Do they press forward more and more that they might know Him. —Martin Lloyd-Jones
January 13
You have only one life and it will soon be past, and only what’s done for Christ will last.” —Chuck Smith
January 14
It took me a long time to understand that God is not the enemy of my enemies. God is not even the enemy of God's enemies. —Martin Niemoller
January 15
Silence in the face of evil is evil itself. —Dietrich Bonhoeffer
January 16
You will never understand who you are until you understand who God is. —Billy Graham
January 17
Congregations are lifeless because dead men preach to them. —George Whitfield
January 18
You know, we live in a day when we are more afraid of holiness than we are of sinfulness. —Leonard Ravenhill
January 19
I believe that one reason why the church of God at this present moment has so little influence over the world is because the world has so much influence over the church. —Charles Spurgeon
January 20
True salvation always produces an abiding change of nature in a true convert. Therefore, whenever holiness of life does not accompany a confession of conversion, it must be understood that this individual is not a Christian. —Jonathon Edwards
January 21
It could be a sign of pride in your life if a word of reproof or admonition is not able to be received with the same grace, whether it be given by the poorest of saints or the most educated person. —John Bunyan
January 22
We have to pray with our eyes on God, not on the difficulties. —Oswald Chambers
January 23
The church is always to be under the Word; she must be; we must keep her there. You must not assume that because the church started correctly, she will continue so. She did not do so in the New Testament times; she has not done so since. Without being constantly reformed by the Word the church becomes something very different. —Martin Lloyd-Jones
January 24
Though prayer doesn’t change God’s mind or God’s purposes, prayer does change something - It changes us. —Chuck Smith
January 25
More than fifty-five years ago my father told me, "The Bible does not belong on the shelf but in your hand, under your eye, and in your heart." —Martin Niemoller
January 26
Your life as a Christian should make non believers question their disbelief in God. —Dietrich Bonhoeffer
January 27
When wealth is lost, nothing is lost; when health is lost, something is lost; when character is lost, all is lost. —Billy Graham
January 28
Take care of your life and the Lord will take care of your death. —George Whitfield
January 29
Christian, let God's distinguishing love to you be a motive to you to fear Him greatly. He has put His fear in your heart, and may not have given that blessing to your neighbor, perhaps not to your husband, your wife, your child, or your parent. Oh, what an obligation should this thought lay upon your heart to greatly fear the Lord! Remember also that this fear of the Lord is His treasure, a choice jewel, given only to favorites, and to those who are greatly beloved. —John Bunyan
January 30
God never forces a person's will into surrender, and He never begs. He patiently waits until that person willingly yields to Him. True surrender is a matter of being 'united together [with Jesus] in the likeness of His death' (Romans 6:5) until nothing ever appeals to you that did not appeal to Him. And after you surrender - then what? Your entire life should be characterized by an eagerness to maintain unbroken fellowship and oneness with God. —Oswald Chambers
January 31
To be a Christian is not only to believe the teaching of Christ, and to practice it; it is not only to try to follow the pattern and example of Christ; it is to be so vitally related to Christ that His life and His power are working in us. It is to be "in Christ," it is for Christ to be in us. —Martin Lloyd-Jones