Topics: Christian Living A Daily Process By Billy Graham October 2 He who hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ. —Philippians 1:6 Being a Christian is more than just an instantaneous conversion. It is a daily process whereby you grow to be more and more like Christ. When you start out, …
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Topics: Satan Our Defeated Foe By Billy Graham October 1 For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword . . . —Hebrews 4:12 How do we overcome the devil in everyday life? First, we need to recognize that the devil is a defeated foe. The Son of God came to undo the work …
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Topics: Hope Our Greatest Need By Billy Graham September 30 I stretch forth my hands unto thee; my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land… —Psalm 143:6 Not long ago I visited the dean of a great American university. We looked out the window of his office and watched hundreds of students walking to their classes. I asked the …
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Topics: Christianity, Evangelism Do Not Compromise By Billy Graham September 29 Man kneeling with arm outstretched Out of his glorious, unlimited resources he will give you the mighty inner strengthening of his Holy Spirit. —Ephesians 3:16 (TLB) Horace Pitkin, the son of a wealthy merchant, was converted and went to China as a missionary. He wrote to his friends in …
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Topics: Holy Spirit The Holy Spirit By Billy Graham • September 27 Your body is the home of the Holy Spirit . . . —1 Corinthians 6:19 (TLB) Who is the Holy Spirit? He is God, just as God the Father and God the Son are also God. We speak of them as the Trinity. You ask me to explain …
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Topics: Evangelism You Can Preach! By Billy Graham September 26 And the Good News about the Kingdom will be preached throughout the whole world . . . —Matthew 24:14 (TLB) We are stewards of the Gospel. The power to proclaim the greatest news in heaven or on earth was not given to the angels. It was given to redeemed men. …
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Topic:Our Present Sufferings READ THE SCRIPTURE: ROMANS 8:18-25 I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us. Romans 8:18 The theme of that verse and the next nine verses is that incomparable glory lies ahead — glory beyond description, greater than anything you can compare it with on earth. A …
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Topics: Sin Symptoms of Guilt By Billy Graham September 25 Cleanse me from this guilt. Let me be pure again. —Psalm 51:2 (TLB) Guilt is a prominent word among psychoanalysts, psychiatrists, and ministers too. The dictionary calls guilt “the act or state of having done a wrong or committed an offense.” The symptoms of guilt are many, but the root …
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Topics: Hope A Living Presence By Billy Graham September 24 A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel. —Luke 2:32 If we could look through mighty telescopes or listen to electronic soundings, we could hear and see the metallic stars which both Russia and America have put into space in the past years. None of …
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Topics: Pride We Must Decrease By Billy Graham August 23 Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the Lord. —Lamentations 3:40 Our modern philosophy of self-reliance and self-sufficiency has caused many to believe that we can make the grade without God. “Religion,” they argue, “may be all right for certain emotional people, but you can’t beat …
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