Communion With God Quotes - Page 4

• There is no sweeter manner of living in the world than continuous communion with God.

  Brother Lawrence

  Life, God, Christian

  Brother Lawrence (2013). “The Brother Lawrence Collection”, p.59, Simon and Schuster

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• It is not he who knows most, nor he who hears most, nor yet he who talks most, but he who exercises grace most, who has most communion with God.

  Thomas Brooks

  Exercise, Grace, Communion

  Thomas Brooks (1860). “Smooth Stones Taken from Ancient Brooks: Being a Collection of Sentences, Illustrations, and Quaint Sayings, from the Works of that Renowned Puritan, Thomas Brooks”, p.192

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• Prayer is not getting things from God. That is a most initial stage; prayer is getting into perfect communion with God: I tell Him what I know He knows in order that I may get to know it as He does.

  Oswald Chambers

  Prayer, Order, Perfect

  Oswald Chambers (2016). “Studies in the Sermon on the Mount: God's Character and the Believer's Conduct”, p.30, Discovery House

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• The reality of living by faith as though we were already dead, of living by faith in open communion with God, and then stepping back into the external world as though we are already raised from the dead, this is not once for all, it is a matter of moment-by-moment faith, and living moment by moment. This morning's faith will never do for this noon. The faith of this noon will never do for suppertime . The faith of suppertime will never do for the next morning. Thank God for the reality for which we were created, a moment-by-moment communication with God himself.

  Francis Schaeffer

  God, Morning, Communication

  "The Francis Schaeffer Collection: True Spirituality / He Is There and He Is Not Silent".

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• The central significance of prayer is not in the things that happen as results, but in the deepening intimacy and unhurried communion with God at His central throne of control in order to discover a sense of God's need in order to call on God's help to meet that need.

  Edward McKendree Bounds

  Prayer, Order, Needs

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• Holiness is not a merit by which we can attain communion with God, but a gift of Christ, which enables us to cling to him, and to follow him.

  John Calvin

  Merit, Holiness, Christ

  John Calvin, Henry Van Andel (2004). “Golden Booklet of the True Christian Life”, p.17, Baker Books

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• Real prayer is communion with God

  Arthur W. Pink

  Prayer, Real, Communion

  Arthur W. Pink (2008). “Sovereignty of God”, p.216, Sovereign Grace Publishers,

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• Each thing lives according to its kind; the heart by love, the intellect by truth, the higher nature of man by intimate communion with God.

  Edwin Hubbel Chapin

  Life, Heart, Men

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• Religion is not a method, it is a life, a higher and supernatural life, mystical in its root and practical in its fruits; a communion with God, a calm and deep enthusiasm, a love which radiates, a force which acts, a happiness which overflows.

  Henri Frederic Amiel

  Roots, Religion, Enthusiasm

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• When I speak of religion I mean a constant inward sense of communion with God.

  Rachel Simon

  Mean, Religion, Inward

  Rachel Simon (1894). “Records and Reflections: Selected from Her Writings During Half a Century, April 3rd, 1840 to April 3rd, 1890”

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• when I am alone in the forest I always say my prayers; and that occasional solitary communion with God is surely the only true religion for intelligent beings.

  Gertrude Atherton

  Prayer, Intelligent, Forests

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• In addition to being in constant communion with God, we are to spend regular periods of time in focused, one-on-one interaction with our Creator.  And what a privilege!  To have access to the throne room of heaven anytime we choose is a divine benefit we should not ignore.

  Bob Lepine

  Heaven, Thrones, Benefits

  Bob Lepine (2003). “The Christian Husband: God's Vision for Loving and Caring for Your Wife”, Gospel Light Pubns

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• Mysticism: to dwell on the unseen, to withdraw ourselves from the things of sense into communion with God - to endeavour to partake of the Divine nature; that is, of Holiness.

  Florence Nightingale

  Unseen, Holiness, Divine

  Florence Nightingale, Lynn McDonald (2002). “Florence Nightingale's Theology: Collected Works of Florence Nightingale”, p.578, Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press

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• The voice of the Spirit is as gentle as a zephyr, so gentle that unless you are living in perfect communion with God, you never hear it.

  Oswald Chambers

  Voice, Perfect, Zephyr

  Oswald Chambers (2011). “My Utmost for His Highest Classic Edition”, p.461, Discovery House

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• If any occupation or association is found to hinder our communion with God or our enjoyment of spiritual things, then it must be abandoned. Anything in my habits or ways which mars happy fellowship with the brethren or robs me of power in service, is to be unsparingly judged and made an end of-'burned.' Whatever I cannot do for God's glory must be avoided.

  Arthur W. Pink

  Spiritual, Mars, Occupation

  Arthur W. Pink (2001). “A W Pink's Studies in the Scriptures, 1928-29”, p.72, Sovereign Grace Publishers,

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• Praying actualizes and deepens our communion with God. Our prayer can and should arise above all from our heart, from our needs, our hopes, our joys, our sufferings, from our shame over sin, and from our gratitude from the good. It can and should be a wholly personal prayer.

  Pope Benedict XVI

  Gratitude, Prayer, Heart

  Pope Benedict XVI (2009). “Jesus of Nazareth”, Rizzoli International Publications

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• When you have constant communion with God, a constant receiving from within, there is never any doubt; you know your way. You become an instrument through which the job is done, therefore you have no feeling of self-achievement

  Peace Pilgrim

  Jobs, Self, Achievement

  Peace Pilgrim (1992). “Peace Pilgrim: Her Life and Work in Her Own Words”, p.91, Friends of Peace PIlgrim

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• I am never lonely or discouraged or tired. When you live in constant communion with God, you cannot be lonely. When you perceive the working of God's wonderful plan and know that all good effort bears good fruit, you cannot be discouraged. When you have found inner peace, you are in contact with the source of universal energy and cannot be tired.

  Peace Pilgrim

  Lonely, Tired, Effort

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• It is only through love that we can attain to communion with God. All living knowledge of God rests upon this foundation: that we experience him in our lives as Will-to-love.

  Albert Schweitzer

  Love, Foundation, Knowledge Of God

  Albert Schweitzer (2014). “A Treasury of Albert Schweitzer”, p.67, Open Road Media

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• A temple, first of all, is a place of
  prayer; and prayer is communion with God. It is the 'infinite in man
  seeking the infinite in God.' Where they find each other, there is holy
  sanctuary--a temple.

  B. H. Roberts

  Prayer, Men, Temples

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• To keep the heart then, is carefully to preserve it from sin which disorders it; and maintain that spiritual and gracious frame, which fits it for a life of communion with God.

  John Flavel

  Spiritual, Heart, Sin

  John Flavel (1799). “Whole Works of the Rev. Mr. John Flavel”, p.426

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• When we have communion with God in the doctrine we contend for-then shall we be garrisoned by the grace of God against all the assaults of men.

  John Owen

  Men, Grace, Doctrine

  John Owen (1853). “The works ...”, p.52

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• Watch human nature; we are so built that if we do not get thrilled in the right way, we will get thrilled in the wrong. If we are without the thrill of communion with God, we will try to get thrilled by the devil, or by some concoction of human ingenuity.

  Oswald Chambers

  Trying, Devil, Watches

  Oswald Chambers (2015). “Biblical Ethics / The Moral Foundations of Life / The Philosophy of Sin: Ethical Principles for the Christian Life”, p.242, Discovery House

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• In the spiritual domain, criticism is love turned sour... If criticism becomes a habit, it will destroy the moral energy of the life and paralyze the spiritual force... Whenever you are in a critical temper, it is impossible to enter into communion with God. Criticism makes you hard and vindictive and cruel, and leaves you with the flattering unction that you are a superior person. It is impossible to develop the characteristics of a saint and maintain a critical attitude.

  Oswald Chambers

  Love, Spiritual, Attitude

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• I count all that part of my life lost which I spent not in communion with God, or in doing good.

  John Donne

  Doing Good, Lost, Communion

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