21 Awesome Quotes about Relying on Jesus
Jesus wants us to rely on Him for everything. Not just the hard stuff, not just when we’re afraid, but all the time. Because if it weren’t for Jesus, we wouldn’t have the eternal hope that we have. He gave us life, so we really do rely on Him for everything! I pray that you find encouragement and inspiration as you read through these quotes and verses.
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He said, “Come.” So Peter got out of the boat and walked on the water and came to Jesus.
- Matthew 14:29
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It is entirely by the intervention of Christ's righteousness that we obtain justification before God. This is equivalent to saying that man is not just in himself, but that the righteousness of Christ is communicated to him by imputation, while he is strictly deserving of punishment.
- John Calvin
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I sometimes wonder that you do not get tired of my preaching, because I do nothing but hammer away on this one nail. With me it is, year after year, "None but Jesus!" Oh, you great saints, if you have outgrown the need of a sinner's trust in the Lord Jesus, you have outgrown your sins, but you have also outgrown your grace, and your saintship has ruined you!
- Charles Spurgeon
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If you are ready to partake of grace you have not to atone for your sins--you have merely to accept of the atonement. All that you want to do is to cry, "God have mercy upon me," and you will receive the blessing.
- Dwight L. Moody
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If Jesus is the Son of God, his teachings are more than just good ideas from a wise teacher; they are divine insights on which I can confidently build my life.
- Lee Strobel
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By a matchless parable our Lord there taught us that all believers are branches of the Living Vine, and that, apart from Him we are nothing and can do nothing because we have in us no life.
- A.T. Pierson
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With fear and trembling we must rely upon God for guidance in the inner depths. This is the sole way to walk according to the spirit.
- Watchman Nee
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A rule I have had for years is: to treat the Lord Jesus Christ as a personal friend. His is not a creed, a mere doctrine, but it is He Himself we have.
- Dwight L. Moody
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There is still One whose faith in you has never wavered. And how wonderful it is that that one should be Jesus Christ! It was a wonderful dream God dreamed, Christ says, when He created you; it was a stately being that was in His mind when you were fashioned; and I can make you all He meant that you should be.
- A.J. Gossip
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From morning to night keep Jesus in thy heart, long for nothing, desire nothing, hope for nothing but to have all that is within thee changed into the spirit and temper of the holy Jesus.
- William Law
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The steady discipline of intimate friendship with Jesus results in men becoming like Him.
- Harry Emerson Fosdick
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Jesus Christ is not a problem; He is the solution to every problem for life, for death, and for eternity.
- Harry Ironside
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God doesn't just give us grace; He gives us Jesus, the Lord of grace.
- Joni Eareckson Tada
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God does not guide those who want to run their own life. He only guides those who admit their need of His direction and rely on His wisdom.
- Winkie Pratney
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In the darkest of nights cling to the assurance that God loves you, that He always has advice for you, a path that you can tread and a solution to your problem--and you will experience that which you believe. God never disappoints anyone who places his trust in Him.
- Basilea Schlink
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Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.
- Martin Luther King Jr.
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As many have learned and later taught, you don't realize Jesus is all you need until Jesus is all you have.
- Tim Keller
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As you walk through the valley of the unknown, you will find the footprints of Jesus both in front of you and beside you.
- Charles Stanley
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for I am with you, and no one will attack you to harm you, for I have many in this city who are my people."
- Acts 18:10
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And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.
- Philippians 4:19
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Jesus looked at them and said, "With man it is impossible, but not with God. For all things are possible with God."
- Mark 10:27
Since Jesus promised that He would never leave us, we can be assured that if we rely on Him, He will always give us what we need. How can you show Jesus that you’re relying completely on Him today?