Lorenzo Snow Quotes

Human beings were put on the planet to depend upon their Creator and to worship their Creator at every point in every sphere of culture.

Insofar as the church fails to do the will of God, I am called upon to help it discover and to do the will of God; and I am called upon to help the government to do the same.

Here on earth God’s work must truly be our own.

Prophets have no other purpose, no other mission except to serve God.

My father has been faithful to the calling that God gave him: that is, to preach the Gospel... He has presented Christ to every person that God has put before him.

I feel it's God's work to convey a message.

I am just here to serve God's will.

I'm just waiting for God to tell me what to do, but whatever it is, I want to be doing something like I am doing now-serving God and helping people.

[When asked her occupation:] Destroyer of the works of the Devil by the direct order of God.

We should not pray for God to be on our side, but pray that we may be on God's side.

Preach in the name of God. The learned will smile; ask the learned what they have done for their country. The priests will excommunicate you . . .

I just want to do God’s will.

What does God want us to do? As He did with the children of Israel in Egypt - He wanted the children of Israel to separate into a state or territory of our own. You're going to have to decide. Some of you want to stay - stay. Some of you want to be White - be White. But we want to be ourselves; we want something that we can pass on to our children other than a cheap job and a hustle selling drugs and pimping our women.

Talk to me about the truth of religion and I'll listen gladly. Talk to me about the duty of religion and I'll listen submissively. But don't come talking to me about the consolations of religion or I shall suspect that you don't understand.

What is a godly mother? A godly mother is one who loves the Lord her God with all her heart, soul, mind, and strength and then passionately, consistently, and unrelentingly teaches her child to do the same.

It is impossible for us to fail when we do our best when we are on the Lord's errand.

The Lord who told me to take care of my people meant me to do it just as long as I live, and so I did what he told me.

All we have to do is to go onward and upward, and keep the commandments of our Father and God; and he will confound our enemies.

Without a vision our community will perish without Christ, but without a vision the church will perish as well.

An old minister explained the smudges on his sermon outlines by saying they were caused by sweat and tears. And without those two marks, a sermon is not a sermon.

It is the task of youth not to reshape the church, but rather to listen to the word of God.

Only if God tells me to come back. No other way.

I'm asking you in your sermons to do the work of the Lord here on earth. I ask for your help in getting that message out urgently tomorrow.

It is absolutely necessary, both for our advancement and the salvation of others, to follow always and in all things the beautiful light of faith

I know just as well what to teach this people and just what to say to them and what to do in order to bring them into the celestial kingdom...I have never yet preached a sermon and sent it out to the children of men, that they may not call Scripture. Let me have the privilege of correcting a sermon, and it is as good Scripture as they deserve. The people have the oracles of God continually.