Jesus, the One and Only Quotes

“True prayer, not just mindless, halfhearted petitions, is what digs the well God wants to fill with faith.”
― Beth Moore, Jesus, the One and Only

“victory is not determined as much by what we’ve been delivered from as by what we’ve been delivered to.”
― Beth Moore, Jesus, the One and Only

“To feel no conviction of sin for a length of time is a serious sign that the Holy Spirit may not reside in us. We can quench the Spirit, but we cannot disable Him.”
― Beth Moore, Jesus, the One and Only

“Meanness at church sometimes exceeds anything that occurs in secular surroundings.”
― Beth Moore, Jesus, the One and Only

“When God’s Word is deliberately internalized, it will be authentically externalized because it’s no longer what we do—it’s part of who we are.”
― Beth Moore, Jesus, the One and Only

“When we judge a brother’s or sister’s sin as so much worse than our own, we are like lepers counting spots. “She has more than I do.”
― Beth Moore, Jesus, the One and Only

“God is far too faithful to allow the prodigal life to be cost-free.”
― Beth Moore, Jesus, the One and Only

“Sometimes we praise because we choose to; other times we praise because we want to. Occasionally we praise because we have to—because, if we don’t, the rocks will cry out!”
― Beth Moore, Jesus, the One and Only

“Ultimately, our relationship with Christ is the one thing we cannot do without.”
― Beth Moore, Jesus, the One and Only

“We can “forget” about ourselves because Christ never forgets us. We can afford to be less important to ourselves because we are vastly important to God. We can willingly be crucified with Christ because we are raised to walk in resurrection life. Biblical self-denial will never fail to be for us rather than against us, whether here or in eternity. When Peter chose to deny Christ rather than himself, he really chose human limitations over divine intervention.”
― Beth Moore, Jesus, the One and Only

“Oh, God, give us a longing—not for the sin of this world to be judged—but for the sinners of this world to be forgiven.”
― Beth Moore, Jesus, the One and Only

“with her through an angel that someone nearby could relate. The two women had one important predicament in common—questionable pregnancies, sure to stir up some talk. Elizabeth hadn’t been out of the house in months. It”
― Beth Moore, Jesus, the One and Only

“over the long fabric. You are the virgin daughter of a Jewish father, so you have draped your veil over your head and crossed it over your shoulders for the duration of the day. You have never known another kind of dress, so you are completely accustomed to the weight and the constant adjusting of a six-foot-long, four-foot-wide veil. Beneath the veil, thick, dark hair frames a deep complexion and near-ebony eyes. Without warning, a messenger from God appears and announces that you have been chosen among women to bear the Son of God. You can hardly believe, yet you dare not doubt. As suddenly as the angel appeared, he vanishes. You are flooded with emotions. What do you imagine you would be thinking and feeling right now? What in the world does a young woman do after receiving such life-altering news? Often God allows the space between the lines of His Word to capture our imaginations and prompt us to wonder. Not”
― Beth Moore, Jesus, the One and Only

“into the depths of Scripture or researched a single Greek word. They simply taught what they knew. I don’t know any other”
― Beth Moore, Jesus, the One and Only

“We finally learn that under God’s umbrella, we are free to sing in the rain. Outside God’s umbrella, we nearly drown in the flood.”
― Beth Moore, Jesus, the One and Only

“When we live under the umbrella of God’s authority and seek to obey His commands, the enemy may oppose us and even oppress us, but he cannot thwart the fulfillment of God’s plan for our lives.”
― Beth Moore, Jesus, the One and Only

“O perfect Lamb of Passover, Let me not quickly run. Recount to me the blessed plot, Tell how the plan was spun That I, a slave of Egypt’s lusts, A prisoner of dark dread, Could be condemned unto a cross And find You nailed instead.”
― Beth Moore, Jesus, the One and Only

“Satan is a planner and a user. He seeks opportunities to use people to fulfill his plan.”
― Beth Moore, Jesus, the One and Only

“They still had much to learn about Christ’s complete jurisdiction. He can meet our spiritual needs, our emotional needs, and our physical needs. He is both deeply spiritual and entirely practical. Christ was teaching them to see Him, His power, and His authority in every area of life.”
― Beth Moore, Jesus, the One and Only

“Sometimes ministry can be the biggest distraction to the pursuit of true intimacy with God”
― Beth Moore, Jesus, the One and Only

“Beloved, can you accept that Christ takes very personally the unfair things that happen to you?”
― Beth Moore, Jesus, the One and Only

“In God’s plan not only was Christ to suffer the cross, but we too must die daily.”
― Beth Moore, Jesus, the One and Only

“Christ can perform astounding wonders when we bring Him all we have. Matthew 14:17”
― Beth Moore, Jesus, the One and Only

“Sometimes we praise because we choose to; other times we praise because we want to. Occasionally we praise because we have to—because, if we don’t, the rocks will cry out! That’s compulsory praise!”
― Beth Moore, Jesus, the One and Only

“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. . . . The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only. (John 1:1, 14)”
― Beth Moore, Jesus, the One and Only

“Then he opened their minds so they could understand the Scriptures.” I'm not sure original definitions get much better than the one for understand in Luke 24:45. Meditate on this definition: “The comprehending activity of the mind denoted by suniemi entails the assembling of individual facts into an organized whole, as collecting the pieces of a puzzle and putting them together. The mind grasps concepts and sees the proper relationship between them.”
― Beth Moore, Jesus, the One and Only

“As soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy. Blessed is she who has believed that what the Lord has said to her will be accomplished!” (Luke 1:44–45).”
― Beth Moore, Jesus, the One and Only

“How awesome of God to purpose that Christ’s royal lineage would come through His adoptive father. We shouldn’t be surprised at the profound significance with which God views adoption. Ephesians 1:4–6 tells us something profound about God’s view of adoption. It identifies us as the adopted children of God. In a peculiar kind of way, God the Father allowed His Son to be “adopted” into a family on earth so that we could be adopted into His family in heaven.”
― Beth Moore, Jesus, the One and Only

“Because Your love is better than life, my lips will glorify You” (Ps. 63.3).”
― Beth Moore, Jesus, the One and Only

“A romance with Christ differs so dramatically from a romance between mortals.”
― Beth Moore, Jesus, the One and Only