Billy Graham Devotional

Topics: Soul & Spirit Battle of the Spirit By Billy Graham October 29 Let the peace of God rule in your hearts . . . —Colossians 3:15 When we examine the problems that confront us in our world today, we find that every one of them resolves into a problem of “inner space,” a problem of the dark side of …

Topics: Love Genuine Love By Billy Graham October 28 . . . being knit together in love . . . —Colossians 2:2 Thousands of young couples go through with a loveless marriage because no one ever told them what genuine love is. I believe we need to read the 13th chapter of First Corinthians, in which the Apostle Paul gives …

Topics: Salvation, Sin True Colors By Billy Graham October 27 God carefully watches the goings on of all mankind . . . —Job 34:21 (TLB) There is an old story that tells about a pig. . . . The farmer brought the pig into the house. He gave him a bath, polished his hooves, put some Chanel No. 5 on …

Topics: Jesus Christ Bread of Life By Billy Graham October 26 I am the living bread that came down from heaven . . . —John 6:51 In John 6:48 we read that Jesus said, “I am the bread of life.” Jesus had just fed 5,000 people with five loaves and two fishes. They were all excited and thrilled over the …

Topics: Faith Cure Discouragement By Billy Graham October 25 Wait on the Lord, be of good courage . . . —Psalm 27:14 Discouragement is nothing new. Many of the great Bible characters became discouraged. Moses in the Sinai desert; Elijah when he heard Jezebel was searching for him to take his life; and David when his son Absalom rebelled against …

Topics: Pride, Relationships Prejudice Is Weakness By Billy Graham October 24 Judge not, that ye be not judged. —Matthew 7:1 The word prejudice means “prejudging” or “making an estimate of others without knowing the facts.” Prejudice is a mark of weakness, not of strength. Prejudice is measured by computing the distance between our own biased opinions and the real truth. …

Topics: Heaven Where Is Heaven? By Billy Graham October 23 I appoint unto you a kingdom, as my Father hath appointed unto me. —Luke 22:29 Many people have asked, “Where is heaven?” We are not told in the Scripture where heaven is. Some students have tried to take some Scriptures and put them together and say that heaven is in …

Topics: Sin All Have Sinned By Billy Graham October 22 So it is that we are saved by faith in Christ and not by the good things we do. —Romans 3:28 (TLB) Many people still cling to the notion that man is naturally good. We did not get this from the Greeks. Aristotle said, “There is no good in mankind.” …

Topics: God A Need for God By Billy Graham October 21 Christ in your hearts is your only hope of glory. —Colossians 1:27 (TLB) The age-old issue, “Can man save himself, or does he need God?” is still raging across the world as furiously as ever. As long as the world goes on, people will build towers of Babel, fashion …

Topics: Temptation Victory Over Temptation By Billy Graham October 20 . . . tribulation worketh patience; and patience, experience; and experience, hope; and hope maketh not ashamed . . . —Romans 5:3–5 God never promised to remove temptation from us, for even Christ was subject to it. The Bible says that “He was tested in all things, like as we, …