Billy Graham Devotional

Topics: Truth The Truth Sets Us Free By Billy Graham September 5 Come unto me, all ye that labor . . . —Matthew 11:28 The mark of a true Christian is found in his personal relationship to the Person of Jesus Christ. Christianity is Christ. Christ is Christianity. I speak reverently when I say that Jesus is more than His …

Topics: Crucifixion The Greatest Work of Christ By Billy Graham September 4 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. —Ephesians 6:12 Jesus worked all His life. But the greatest work that Jesus did was not in the carpenter’s shop, …

Topics: Discipleship The Responsibility of Discipleship By Billy Graham September 3 Even while we were still there with you we gave you this rule: ‘He who does not work shall not eat.’ —2 Thessalonians 3:10 (TLB) One of the Christian’s responsibilities in following Christ is to have a new attitude toward work. So many young people want Christ without responsibility. …

Topics: Christian Living, Salvation The Struggles of Life By Billy Graham September 2 Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree … —1 Peter 2:24 All life is a struggle—that is the nature of things. Even within our physical bodies, doctors tell us, a conflict for supremacy is going on. The bacteria in our …

Topics: Jesus Christ, Missions & Service The First Missionary By Billy Graham September 1 Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. —Matthew 4:19 Jesus Himself was the first missionary! He did not sit by passively and let those who happened to be interested in His teaching come to Him. He went out where the sick, the sorrowing, …

Topics: Death, Hope Hope Beyond Death By Billy Graham August 31 The righteous hath hope in his death. —Proverbs 14:32 We don’t like to talk about death; it’s the forbidden subject of our generation. Yet it’s real for all of us. Sometimes on television I see motion pictures featuring actors who are no longer living. They seem very much alive …

Topics: Jesus Christ Make Room in Your Heart By Billy Graham August 30 Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbor, and hate thine enemy. But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute …

Topics: Faith, Lifestyle Just As I Am By Billy Graham August 29 You are living a brand new kind of life . . . more and more like Christ who created this new life within you. —Colossians 3:10 (TLB) A long-haired blonde from a southern university seemed to be enjoying a satisfactory student career when her grades began to slip. …

Topics: Grace Grace and Peace By Billy Graham August 28 Unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ. —Ephesians 4:7 The Christian life is never spoken of in the Bible as a bed of roses. It is uphill, because society is coming one way and the Christian is going the opposite …

Topics: Pride, Suffering The Secret of Surrender By Billy Graham August 27 Just as you used to be slaves to all kinds of sin, so now you must let yourselves be slaves to all that is right and holy. —Romans 6:19 (TLB) We have heard the modern expression, “Don’t fight it-it’s bigger than both of us.” Those who are meek …