David Brainerd Quotes

Oh, that I could dedicate my all to God. This is all the return I can make Him.

I hardly ever so longed to live to God and to be altigether devoted to Him. i want to wear out my life in His service, and for His Glory!!

Though we may not necessarily forfeit our lives in service to our God, we can certainly demonstrate our love for Him by how well we serve Him.

When we ponder His voluntary atonement, any sense of sacrifice on our part becomes completely overshadowed by a profound sense of gratitude for the privilege of serving Him.

One life totally devoted to God is of more value to Him than one hundred lives which have been simply awakened by His Spirit.

My Lord, I have nothing to do in this World, but to seek and serve thee; I have nothing to do with a Heart and its affections, but to breathe after thee. I have nothing to do with my Tongue and Pen, but to speak to thee, and for thee, and to publish thy Glory and thy Will. What have I to do with all my Reputation, and Interest in my Friends, but to increase thy Church, and propagate thy holy Truth and Service? What have I to do with my remaining Time, even these last and languishing hours, but to look up unto thee, and wait for thy Grace, and thy Salvation?

I long for nothing more earnestly than to serve God with all my might.

A service of worship is primarily a service to God. When we realize this and act upon it, we make it a service to men.

If you expect the blessings of God, be kind to His people.

All grace grows as Love to the Word of God grows.

Above all, remember that God looks for solid virtues in us, such as patience, humility, obedience, abnegation of your own will - that is, the good will to serve Him and our neighbor in Him. His providence allows us other devotions only insofar as He sees that they are useful to us.

Sing the songs of joy to the Lord, serve the Name of the Lord, and become the servant of His servants.

The first fresh hour of every morning should be dedicated to the Lord, whose mercy gladdens it with golden light.

The only true and lasting inspiration for life is genuine love for God, and submitted gratitude that I get to be a part of the redemptive quest.

Pray always for all the learned, the oblique, the delicate. Let them not be quite forgotten at the throne of God when the simple come into their kingdom.

Faithful servants never retire. You can retire from your career, but you will never retire from serving God.

May I always be found 'on the Lord's errand.'

Use your wealth to serve God.

The moment I stop giving Him the glory is the moment I will fall, and I will fail, and I know that. Because I've experienced that in my life. I've turned my back on Him, and it was the hardest time of my life.

I give the blessings to God, because you have to respect God.

I am so thankful to get to still be serving the Lord through music.

We serve Him most who take the most of His exhaustless love.

The Blessed Sacrament is the magnet of souls. There is a mutual attraction between Jesus and the souls of men. Mary drew Him down from heaven. Our nature attracted Him rather than the nature of angels. Our misery caused Him to stoop to our lowness. Even our sins had a sort of attraction for the abundance of His mercy and the predilection of His grace. Our repentance wins Him to us. Our love makes earth a paradise to Him; and our souls lure Him as gold lures the miser, with irresistible fascination

A sensible thanksgiving for mercies received is a mighty prayer in the Spirit of God. It prevails with Him unspeakably.

May we always say thank you to God, especially for his patience and mercy.