Leonard Ravenhill Quotes - Page 4

I believe the place of prayer is not only a place where I lose my burdens, but also a place where I get a burden. He shares my burden and I share His burden. ... To know that burden, we must hear the voice of the Spirit. To hear that voice, we must be still and know that He is God.

Christianity is the only religion in the world where a man's God comes and lives inside of Him!

Tell me what time you spend alone with God... and I'll tell you how spiritual you are.

You know, we're the most undisciplined generation the world has ever knownhow many of you are disciplined? How many go to bed at the same time every night, get up every morning at the same time? How do you discipline your appetites, how do you discipline your tongue? We're the most weak, effeminate Christianity the world has ever had-no wonder nobody wants it. It has no strength, it has no character

Christ cared enough for sinners to die for them. Do we care enough for sinners to live to reach them?

The first essential for the coming of the Holy Ghost into a heart today is that the heart should be cleansed from sin, for the Holy Spirit does not fill an unclean heart. What God has cleansed, He then fills. Finally, whom God fills, He uses. A holy life is the authentic sign of being filled with the Spirit.

Prayer is as mighty as God, because He has committed Himself to answer it.

The world does not believe the Bible and the church does not obey it.

Revival is when God gets so sick and tired of being misrepresented that He shows Himself.

When you’re sitting in a dark room, you can either sit and curse the darkness—or you can light a candle.

Finney preached and sometimes the whole congregation would get up and leave! that's good preaching.

You can't live wrong and pray right.

Holiness is not a luxury, it's a necessity. If you're not holy, you'll never make it to Heaven [Heb. 12:14].

When there's something in the Bible that churches don't like, they call it 'legalism.'

We live in a day of itching ears, but I have no commission from God to scratch them.

Men give advice; God gives guidance.

If you kneel before God, you will stand before men.

God doesn't answer prayer, He answers desperate prayer!

Prayer is preoccupation with our needs. Praise is preoccupation with our blessings. Worship is preoccupation with GOD Himself.

The question isn't were you challenged. The question is were you changed?

God asks the best we have Because He gave the Best He had.

You can have all of your doctrines right—yet still not have the presence of God.

There is a deeper life. It is as deep as a personal Gethsemane and as costly as a personal Calvary.

We need more prophets in our pulpits and less puppets

Nobody else can give you a clean heart but God.