Posts by HPBC (Page 304)
Verse of the Day – John 16:24 KJV
Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.
Daily Devotional – Truth brings Freedom
Truth brings Freedom – From Billygraham.org May 7, 2016 If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed. —John 8:36 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 ideas. All that He said was true, but without Him even the truth would have been powerless. Men know the…
Verse of the Day – Revelation 1:8 KJV
I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.
Daily Devotional – Seek God for Yourself
Seek God for Yourself – from BillyGraham.org May 6, 2016 Know ye that the Lord he is God; it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves . . . —Psalm 100:3 Whenever anyone asks me how I can be so certain about who and what God really is, I am reminded of the story of the little boy who was out flying a kite. It was a fine day to go kite-flying, the wind was brisk, and…
Verse of the Day – Isaiah 32:17 KJV
And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever.
Daily Devotional – The Need for Love
The Need for Love – From Billygraham.org May 5, 2016 Keep yourselves in the love of God . . . —Jude 21 A husband and wife visited an orphanage where they hoped to adopt a child. In an interview with the boy they wanted, they told him in glowing terms about the many things they could give him. To their amazement the little fellow said, “If you have nothing to offer except a good home, clothes, toys, and the other…
Verse of the Day – James 5:16 KJV
Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
Letters from Roscoe
Recently, I was up at the Loudon County Courthouse. It was a Jury Selection day and knowing I was going to be sitting and waiting a while I had brought my Bible to read. I had been sitting there reading for about 45 minutes to an hour. Being new to the ‘Christian in Training’ role, I didn’t quite know how to respond when a woman who had been sitting next to me leaned over and said… “Would you pray for…
Daily Devotional – Everlasting Peace
Reading in Peace – From Billygraham.org May 4, 2016 But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ. For he is our peace . . . — Ephesians 2:13,14 Meaningless mouthings about peace will not bring it to the world. In Glasgow, Scotland, we watched the Communists march around St. George’s Square carrying their banners with the words, “Our motto is PEACE!” My thoughts raced back to Korea, where I…
Verse of the Day – Proverbs 3:5-6 KJV
Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
Letters from Roscoe
Howdy Folks… Sometimes you are trying to understand something and have even opted to discuss it openly. Then suddenly and without any further action on your part, the answer is provided in an unexpected manner. Let me explain. In the last ‘Letter from Roscoe’ a discussion started the other day was in response to the comment of a reader who had raised the issue; ‘How do you know for sure that you’re saved?’ Well, out of the blue; Brother Eddie…
Daily Devotional – Seeing Our Need
Seeing Our Need – From Billygraham.org May 3, 2016 Only a fool would say to himself, ‘There is no God.’ And why does he say it? Because of his wicked heart, his dark and evil deeds. His life is corroded with sin. —Psalm 53:1 (TLB) We live like a little ant on this little speck of dust out in space. We get a Ph.D. degree and we strut across the stage and say, “Well, I don’t know whether or not…