Topics: Culture, Hope Establishing Peace By Billy Graham July 22 Being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. —Romans 5:1 Before the Big Four Conference in Geneva I watched President Eisenhower kneel in a chapel and ask God for divine guidance in the deliberations to follow. I felt sure that God would answer his …
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Topics: Christian Living Talk vs. Action By Billy Graham July 21 Except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven. —Matthew 5:20 In a decadent society the will to believe, to resist, to contend, to fight, to struggle, is gone. In place of this will to …
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Topics: Faith, Persecution Words to Count On By Billy Graham July 19 Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the Lord of Hosts . . . —Zechariah 4:6 (TLB) After the crucifixion the beleaguered disciples despaired and said, “We had hoped that He was the one to redeem Israel” (Luke 24:21, RSV). There was anguish, despair, …
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Topics: Soul & Spirit Satisfaction of Soul By Billy Graham July 18 Thou shalt rejoice in every good thing which the Lord thy God hath given unto thee . . . —Deuteronomy 26:11 Often the Church has banged away negatively at evils without reminding us that God is tremendously interested in our finding a satisfying way of life here and …
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Topics: Culture Solving the Problem By Billy Graham July 16 Lord, grant us peace; for all we have and are has come from you. —Isaiah 26:12 (TLB) Only a few years ago children were delighted at the prospect of a trip to the wharves to see the great ships come in. Today they are blasé about helicopters and jet planes. …
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Topics: Hope Disappointment Becomes Joy By Billy Graham July 15 They shall see his face . . . —Revelation 22:4 (TLB) One of the great bonuses of being a Christian is the great hope that extends beyond the grave into the glory of God’s tomorrow. A little girl was running toward a cemetery as the darkness of evening began to …
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Topics: Christian Living An Upside Down World By Billy Graham July 14 Follow not that which is evil, but that which is good . . . —3 John 11 We must get this fact firmly fixed in our minds: we live in an upside-down world. People hate when they should love, quarrel when they should be friendly, fight when they …
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Topics: Sin, Social Justice The Power of Choice By Billy Graham July 13 The Lord hath anointed me . . . to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound. —Isaiah 61:1 Viktor Frankl in his book, “Man’s Search for Meaning,” describes the reactions of two brothers with the same heredity, the …
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Topics: Truth A Genuine Hero By Billy Graham July 12 Jesus saith . . . I am the way, the truth, and the life . . . —John 14:6 With much of society a disappointment, young people have begun to search for answers on their own. Everywhere I travel, I find young people who are asking: What is truth? Who …
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Topics: Hope Encouragement By Billy Graham July 11 Looking for that blessed hope . . . —Titus 2:13 One of the best ways to get rid of discouragement is to remember that Christ is coming again. The most thrilling, glorious truth in all the world is the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. When we look around and see pessimism on …
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