Topics: Grief Joy in Sorrow By BGEA October 19 In the day when I cried, [you] answered me, and strengthened me … —Psalm 138:3 At some time in life all of us feel the loneliness of sorrow. Mary and Martha were saddened by the death of their brother, Lazarus, and Martha said to Jesus, “If you had been here, my …
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Topics: Relationships Blessed Are Peacemakers By Billy Graham October 18 I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, Lord, only makest me dwell in safety. —Psalm 4:8 In a materialistic world which has tried to sever diplomatic relations with God, we have nowhere to retreat except within ourselves. We are like turtles in a traffic jam—the …
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Topics: Hope Searching for Peace? By Billy Graham October 17 Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee … —Isaiah 26:3 Are you searching for peace? Are you longing for it? You thought you would find it if you made a lot of money, but you didn’t find it. You thought you would find it …
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Topics: Depression Loneliness By Billy Graham October 16 My heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God. —Psalm 84:2 Loneliness is one of the greatest problems people face today. It is a leading cause of suicide-that is now the third greatest killer of students in the United States. People feel various kinds of loneliness. One of the most …
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Topics: Jesus Christ Experience Jesus By Billy Graham October 15 The words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life. —John 6:63 To one of the most religious men of His day, Jesus said, “Ye must be born again” (John 3:7). Nicodemus could not substitute his profound knowledge of religion for spiritual rebirth, and neither can …
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Topics: Christian Living True Freedom By Billy Graham October 13 . . . believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable . . . —1 Peter 1:8 Christ is the answer to sadness and discouragement. This is a world of thwarted hopes, broken dreams, and frustrated desires. G.K. Chesterton says, “Everywhere there is speed, noise and confusion, but nowhere deep happiness and …
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Topics: Christianity Christianity Is Serious By Billy Graham October 12 Be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only . . . —James 1:22 Jesus indicated that there will be a permissive society just before He comes back. “As in the days of Noah, so shall it be also in the days of the coming of the Son of …
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Topics: Youth Issues The Problem of Boredom By Billy Graham October 11 . . . knowing what lies ahead for you, you won’t become bored with being a Christian . . . —Hebrews 6:12 (TLB) Do you know what nearly all the sociologists say today in their study of young people? The greatest problem facing young people today is not …
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Topics: God, God’s Love Satisfied by Righteousness By Billy Graham October 10 But my God shall supply all your needs according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus. —Philippians 4:19 Man hungers for food, and God sends the sun and rain upon the golden fields of grain. The grain is made into flour, and flour into bread, and man’s …
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Topics: Lifestyle, Pride The Real Source of Power By Billy Graham October 9 But seek ye first the kingdom of God . . . —Matthew 6:33 A man or a woman who has been focusing all attention on financial gains, or business, or social prestige, or who has centered all his affection on some one person, experiences a devastating sense …
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