Topics: Jesus Christ The Peace of Jesus By Billy Graham July 6 These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world. —John 16:33 The peace that Jesus came to bring was not the peace of appeasement, or the …
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Topics: Bible A Clear Message By Billy Graham July 5 The law of the Lord is perfect . . . —Psalm 19:7 The Bible is the constitution of Christianity. Just as the United States Constitution is not of any private interpretation, neither is the Bible of any private interpretation. Just as the Constitution includes all who live under its stated …
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Topics: Religion Religious Freedom By Billy Graham July 4 Fear God and honor the government. —1 Peter 2:17 (TLB) On this Independence Day we should be on our knees thanking God for all He has given us. The United States is a country in which everyone has an equal opportunity. Thank God for a country where there is no caste …
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Topics: Bible The Highest Law By Billy Graham July 3 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable . . . —2 Timothy 3:16 The men who framed our Constitution knew they were writing the basic document for a government of free men; they recognized that men could live as free and independent beings only if each …
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Topics: Love True Unity By Billy Graham July 2 Love one another, as I have loved you. —John 15:12 As I study the subject of “separation” in the Old and New Testaments, I discover that the weight of Scripture lies in the direction of fellowship rather than separation. What is the great overwhelming evidence that we have passed from death …
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Topics: Bible A Global Best-Seller By Billy Graham July 1 His every word is a treasure of knowledge and understanding. —Proverbs 2:6 (TLB) It is small wonder . . . the Bible has always been the world’s best-seller! No other book can touch its profound wisdom, its poetic beauty, or the accuracy of its history and prophecy. Its critics who …
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Topics: Prayer Prayer Is a Conversation By Billy Graham June 30 And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive. —Matthew 21:22 Prayer is a two-way conversation; it is our talking to God, and His talking to us. As a Christian, you have a heavenly Father who hears and answers prayer. Jesus said, “All things, whatsoever …
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Topics: Missions & Service The Hands of Jesus By Billy Graham June 29 . . . I was hungry, [and] you gave me food . . . —Matthew 25:35 (NEB) During the war a church in Strasburg, Germany, was totally destroyed; but a statue of Christ which stood by the altar was almost unharmed. Only the hands of the statue …
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Topics: Suffering Refining Fire By Billy Graham June 28 And when he was in affliction, he besought the Lord his God, and humbled himself . . . —2 Chronicles 33:12 Why do Christians suffer? Rest assured that there is a reason for Christian people being afflicted. One reason why God’s people suffer, according to the Bible, is that it is …
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Topics: Soul & Spirit Who Am I? By Billy Graham June 27 What a glorious Lord! He who daily bears our burdens also gives us our salvation. —Psalm 68:19 (TLB) Edward Dahlberg, the writer, observed, “At 19, I was a stranger to myself. At 40, I asked, ‘Who am I?’ At 50, I concluded I would never know.” This unexplored …
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