Thanksgiving With Meaning
Thanksgiving With Meaning By Billy Graham • November 22, 2016 The Lord is close to those whose hearts are breaking; he rescues those who are humbly sorry for their sins. —Psalm 34:18 (TLB) It is the custom of many Christians to bow their heads in public places and give thanks for the food that has been placed before them. I have had scores of waiters and waitresses tell me that when we bowed our heads, it was the first time…
Verse of the Day – 1 Corinthians 15:57 KJV
But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Life Worth Living
Life Worth Living By Billy Graham • November 21, 2016 . . . ye might have life through his name. —John 20:31 “Is life worth living?” To scores of people life has ceased to be worth living. To all of you I have good news. God did not create you to be a defeated, discouraged, frustrated, wandering soul, seeking in vain for peace of heart and peace of mind. He has bigger plans for you. He has a larger orb…
Verse of the Day – 2 Corinthians 9:15 KJV
15 Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift.
Stumbling in Darkness
Stumbling in Darkness By Billy Graham • November 20, 2016 The one who is the true Light arrived to shine on everyone coming into the world. —John 1:9 (TLB) The world is stumbling in darkness from one crisis to another. The crises are getting worse and worse, and are coming closer and closer to home. Inflation, population explosion, hunger, dominate vast areas of the world. Jesus said, “I am the light of the world. You follow me and give your…
Verse of the Day – Isaiah 25:1 KJV
¹ O Lord, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for thou has done wonderful things; thy counsels of old are faithfulness and truth.
Bridge the Gap
Bridge the Gap By Billy Graham • November 19, 2016 Keep a close watch on all you do and think. Stay true to what is right . . . —1 Timothy 4:16 (TLB) In searching for ways to bridge the generation gap, there is no doubt that we, as parents, will have to practice what we preach, by striving more and more to bring our conduct into line with our code of beliefs. No mother can demand that her daughter…
Verse of the Day – Psalms 3:3 KJV
³ But thou, O Lord, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head.
Pure Hearts
Pure HeartsBy Billy Graham • November 18, 2016 Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus. —Philippians 2:5 It is impossible to live pure lives until we have pure hearts. Many people today are trying to put the cart before the horse. They are teaching purity of motives, desires, and actions to old, deceitful hearts! No wonder we have ended up such moral failures, in spite of our vaunted knowledge and psychological approaches. Pure motives, desires,…
Verse of the Day – Psalms 63:3-4 KJV
“Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee. Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name.”Psalms 63:3-4 KJV http://bible.com/1/psa.63.3-4.kjv
Integrity
Integrity By Billy Graham • November 17, 2016 Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do . . . —Philippians 4:9 Integrity is the glue that holds our way of life together. What our young people want to see in their elders is integrity, honesty, truthfulness, and faith. What they hate most of all is hypocrisy and phoniness. That is why it is important for us to go to church, to read…
Verse of the Day – Psalms 9:1 KJV
1 I will praise thee, O Lord, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvelous works. 2 I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High.