Billy Graham Devotional

Topics: Forgiveness, Marriage Forgiveness in Marriage By Billy Graham June 20 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. —1 John 1:9 It is unfortunate in a marriage if there is an array of sordid memories of past sins on the part of either partner. If …

Topics: Eternal Life Distance Makes the Heart Grow Fonder By Billy Graham June 19 . . . set your sights on the rich treasures and joys of heaven . . . —Colossians 3:1 (TLB) Have you ever been separated from someone you love? A boyfriend or girlfriend whom you have not seen in three or four months? Wait until you …

Topics: Grief Comfort in Mourning By Billy Graham June 18 What a wonderful God we have . . . who so wonderfully comforts and strengthens us . . . —2 Corinthians 1:3,4 (TLB) The Bible teaches unmistakably that we can triumph over bereavement. The Psalmist said, “Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.” Self-pity can …

Topics: Faith Fully Surrender By Billy Graham June 17 Those who still reject me are like the restless sea. . . . There is no peace, says my God, for them! —Isaiah 57:20,21 (TLB) Faith has legs . . . I heard about a man some years ago who was rolling a wheelbarrow back and forth on a tightrope across …

Topics: God Look Deeply By Billy Graham June 16 Open my eyes to see wonderful things in your Word. —Psalm 119:18 (TLB) Some, who doubt that the Bible is the true Word of God, doubt it because they are unwilling to ascribe to God anything they cannot themselves achieve. If you have any uncertainty about the inspiration of the Bible, …

Topics: Christian Living Practice Good Stewardship By Billy Graham June 15 Redeeming the time . . . —Ephesians 5:16 We are stewards of our time. God has given each one of us a little “chunk of eternity” called time. These golden moments of opportunity are doled out to us for our benefit and for God’s glory. If we use them …

Topics: Jesus Christ Who Is He? By Billy Graham June 14 . . . for they have rejected the word of the Lord . . . —Jeremiah 8:9 (TLB) The Apostle Paul once asked, “Who art thou, Lord?” That is a question each of us has to face. If Jesus claimed to be the Son of God, knowing He was …

Topics: Holy Spirit Believe in the Holy Spirit By Billy Graham June 13 . . . I [have] raised thee up, that I might shew my power in thee . . . —Romans 9:17 Walter Knight tells the story about a little boy who had recently received Christ. “Daddy, how can I believe in the Holy Spirit when I have …

Topics: God The Wisdom of God By Billy Graham June 12 Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass. —Psalm 37:5 To know the will of God is the highest of all wisdom. Living in the center of God’s will rules out all falseness of religion and puts the stamp of …

Topics: Worry We Are God’s Children By Billy Graham June 11 Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the [children] of God . . . —1 John 3:1 As God’s children, we are His dependents. The Bible says, “Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that …