Quotes about God

None can do as God; he brought the world out of nothing; 'And hangeth the earth upon nothing.' Job 26: 7.

As, when king Uzziah would offer incense without a priest, God was angry with him, and struck him with leprosy (2 Chron 26:20). Just so, when we do not come to God in and through Christ, we offer up incense to him without a priest, and what can we expect but severe rebukes?

Men think it a shame to be ignorant of their trade—but no shame to be ignorant of God. There is no going to heaven blindfold.

The more helpful we are to others, the more like we are to God.

He that leaves off prayer leaves off to fear God.

Oh, Christian, if you are overspread with this fretting leprosy, you carry the man of sin about you, for you set yourself above God and act as if you were wiser than He, and would sassily prescribe to Him what condition is best for you.

As our sin is ever before us, so God's promise must be ever before us. As we much feel our sting, so we must look up to Christ, our "brazen serpent" (Num 21:8-9).

The God whom we worship is holy, the work we are employed in is holy, the place we hope to arrive at is holy; all this calls for holiness.

What greater dignity can be put upon a mortal man, than to converse with his Maker, and to walk with God every day?

Indeed faith deals with invisibles, but God hates that love which is invisible.

Conscience is a bosom-preacher. Sometimes it convinces, sometimes it reproves.. But men imprison this preacher, and God says to conscience, Preach no more: "he which is filthy, let him be filthy still!" (Rev 22:11). This is a fatal sign that a man's day of grace has past.

Grace breeds delight in God, and delight breeds meditation. Meditation is a duty wherein consists the essentials of religion, and which nourishes the very life-blood of it.