Topics: Worship Our Many Blessings By Billy Graham July 7 Yea, the Lord shall give that which is good; and our land shall yield her increase. —Psalm 85:12 The great economic and material prosperity we are enjoying in the United States today is a gift of God’s hand. The Bible tells us that the very goodness of God should lead …
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Topic: The Peace of Jesus [Billy Graham Devotional 6 July 2019] Click HERE for Previous Devotional 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, …
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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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Topic: Religious Freedom [Billy Graham Devotional 4 July 2019] 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 or class …
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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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Topic: Prayer Is a Conversation [Billy Graham Devotional 30 June 2019] Click HERE for Previous Devotional 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 …
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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 …
Read More »Topics: Suffering Refining Fire By Billy Graham June 28 woman on pier looking at ocean 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 …
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Topic: Energy Under Control [Billy Graham Devotional 26 June 2019] Click HERE for Previous Devotional You are controlled by your new nature if you have the Spirit of God living in you . . . — Romans 8:9 (TLB) A harnessed horse contributes much more to life than a wild donkey. Energy out of control is dangerous; energy under control is powerful. God does …
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Topics: Money True Happiness By Billy Graham June 25 And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward . . . —Luke 12:42 It is not wrong for men to possess riches. But the Bible warns that money cannot buy happiness! Money cannot buy true pleasure. Money cannot buy peace of heart. And money certainly cannot buy …
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