Topics: Sin, Social Justice The Power of Choice By Billy Graham • July 13 The Lord hath anointed me . . . to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound. —Isaiah 61:1 Viktor Frankl in his book, “Man’s Search for Meaning,” describes the reactions of two brothers with the same heredity, …
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Topics: Truth A Genuine Hero By Billy Graham • July 12 Jesus saith . . . I am the way, the truth, and the life . . . —John 14:6 With much of society a disappointment, young people have begun to search for answers on their own. Everywhere I travel, I find young people who are asking: What is truth? …
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Topics: Hope Encouragement By Billy Graham • July 11 Looking for that blessed hope . . . —Titus 2:13 One of the best ways to get rid of discouragement is to remember that Christ is coming again. The most thrilling, glorious truth in all the world is the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. When we look around and see pessimism …
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Topics: God Time for Us By Billy Graham • July 10 Do not worry about your life . . . —Matthew 6:25 (NIV) Some people ask, “Do you think God has time for me? You don’t know how mixed up my life is, how confused it is; the pressures, the tension at home, the business problems, so many things I …
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Topics: Sin Thoughts and Actions By Billy Graham • July 9 May my spoken words and unspoken thoughts be pleasing even to you, O Lord my Rock and my Redeemer. —Psalm 19:14 (TLB) Robert Browning said, “Thought is the soul of the act.” Emerson said, “Thought is the seat of action. The ancestor of every action is thought.” If God …
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Topics: Pride Released from Selfishness By Billy Graham • July 8 He must increase, but I must decrease. —John 3:30 Self-centeredness is the basic cause of much of our distress in life. Hypochondria, a mental disorder which is accompanied by melancholy and depression, is often caused by self-pity and self-centeredness. Most of us suffer from spiritual nearsightedness. Our interests, our …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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