In trying to encapsulate God’s infinite glory, love and mercy with our finite minds, it’s no surprise that our words often fall short. Thankfully, some of the world’s great thinkers, celebrated heroes, and humble saints have given us quotes about God that help us to get a better grasp of His character.
From Albert Einstein to C.S. Lewis, we’ve compiled a list of quotes about God that paint a beautiful picture of who our Father in Heaven truly is.
18 Quotes About God That Will Strengthen Your Faith Today
1. God writes the Gospel not in the Bible alone, but also on trees, and in the flowers and clouds and stars.—Martin Luther
2. When the solution is simple, God is answering.—Albert Einstein
3. God is best known in not knowing him.—Saint Augustine
4. The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quiet, alone with the heavens, nature and God. Because only then does one feel that all is as it should be.—Anne Frank
5. God is looking for people to use, and if you can get usable, he will wear you out. The most dangerous prayer you can pray is this: ‘Use me.’—Rick Warren
6. I tremble for my country when I hear of confidence expressed in me. I know too well my weakness, that our only hope is in God.—Robert E Lee
7. God will use whatever he wants to display his glory. Heavens and stars. History and nations. People and problems.—Max Lucado
8. Our heavenly Father understands our disappointment, suffering, pain, fear, and doubt. He is always there to encourage our hearts and help us understand that He’s sufficient for all of our needs. When I accepted this as an absolute truth in my life, I found that my worrying stopped.—Charles Stanley
9. God’s truth judges created things out of love, and Satan’s truth judges them out of envy and hatred.—Dietrich Bonhoeffer
10. However many blessings we expect from God, His infinite liberality will always exceed all our wishes and our thoughts.—John Calvin
11. In almost everything that touches our everyday life on earth, God is pleased when we’re pleased. He wills that we be as free as birds to soar and sing our maker’s praise without anxiety.—A.W. Tozer
12. God cannot give us a happiness and peace apart from Himself, because it is not there. There is no such thing.—C.S. Lewis
13. How can we live in harmony? First we need to know we are all madly in love with the same God.—Thomas Aquinas
14. Let us more and more insist on raising funds of love, of kindness, of understanding, of peace. Money will come if we seek first the Kingdom of God – the rest will be given.—Mother Teresa
15. God proved His love on the Cross. When Christ hung, and bled, and died, it was God saying to the world, ‘I love you.’—Billy Graham
16. In the name of God, stop a moment, cease your work, look around you.—Leo Tolstoy
17. A man can no more diminish God’s glory by refusing to worship Him than a lunatic can put out the sun by scribbling the word, ‘darkness’ on the walls of his cell.—C.S. Lewis
18. In the same way the sun never grows weary of shining, nor a stream of flowing, it is God’s nature to keep His promises. Therefore, go immediately to His throne and say, ‘Do as You promised.’—Charles Spurgeon
