Topics: Suffering Stumbling in Darkness By Billy Graham November 20 The one who is the true Light arrived to shine on everyone coming into the world. —John 1:9 (TLB) The world is stumbling in darkness from one crisis to another. The crises are getting worse and worse, and are coming closer and closer to home. Inflation, population explosion, hunger, dominate …
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Topics: Lifestyle The Abundant Life By Billy Graham November 23 He that eateth, eateth to the Lord; for he giveth God thanks . . . —Romans 14:6 Do you think that God would have bothered to send His Son to the world, if man had been able to face life and eternity alone? Christ’s coming to the world proved that …
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Topic:Full of Goodness and Knowledge And concerning you, my brethren, I myself also am convinced that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge and able also to admonish one another. Romans 15:14 In this chapter of Romans, Paul gives us a little further insight into the church at Rome. Here, in Verse 14, there are three things …
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Topic:Accept One Another Therefore, accept one another, just as Christ also accepted us to the glory of God. For I say that Christ has become a servant to the circumcision on behalf of the truth of God to confirm the promises given to the fathers, and for the Gentiles to glorify God for His mercy; as it is written, “Therefore …
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Topics: Holidays Thanksgiving with Meaning By Billy Graham November 22 The Lord is close to those whose hearts are breaking; he rescues those who are humbly sorry for their sins. —Psalm 34:18 (TLB) It is the custom of many Christians to bow their heads in public places and give thanks for the food that has been placed before them. I …
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Topic:Give God the Glory Gloria Copeland Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples. John 15:8 There’s an old Full Gospel tradition that says God gets glory from the wonderful way His children bear pain and agony and that the world is impressed by that. What a lie! That’s simply a tool …
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Topic:Instruments of Peace Bible in a Year: Ezekiel 16–17 James 3 Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness. James 3:13–18 When World War I erupted in 1914, British statesman Sir Edward Grey declared, “The lamps are going out all over Europe; we shall not see them lit again in our lifetime.” Grey was right. When the “war …
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Topic:NO LEAVEN BUT THE TRUTH Leviticus 2:11 ‘No grain offering which you bring to the Lord shall be made with leaven, for you shall burn no leaven nor any honey in any offering to the Lord made by fire. When I was a young Christian, I heard of an illustration for Psalm 23 about shepherds who sometimes break the legs …
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Topics: Creation, Jesus Christ Life Worth Living By Billy Graham November 21 . . . ye might have life through his name. —John 20:31 “Is life worth living?” To scores of people life has ceased to be worth living. To all of you I have good news. God did not create you to be a defeated, discouraged, frustrated, wandering soul, …
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Topic:The Wise Use of Liberty Now we who are strong ought to bear the weaknesses of those without strength and not just please ourselves. Each of us is to please his neighbor for his good, to his edification. Romans 15:1-2 There are two thumbnail rules to follow when you have to make a quick decision whether you ought to insist …
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