Letters from Roscoe – Am I the same as Judas Iscariot?
Am I the same as Judas Iscariot? I’ve been reading again. Well, actually I am still on the same book; Twelve Ordinary Men by John MacArthur. I read like my mom did. Three pages a day – first I read the last page I read the night before, then I read a new page, and then I fall asleep on the third page. If I repeat this cycle enough times, I’ll finish a book every now and then. I am…
Daily Devotional – The Hands of Jesus
The Hands of Jesus By Billy Graham • June 29, 2016 . . . 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 were missing. When the church was rebuilt, a famous sculptor offered to make new hands; but, after considering the matter, the members…
Verse of the Day – Psalms 51:12 KJV
Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit.
Daily Devotional – Refining Fire
Refining Fire By Billy Graham • June 28, 2016 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 the Bible, is that it is a disciplinary, chastening, and molding process. From the Scriptures we learn that the chastening of affliction is a step in…
Verse of the Day – 1 John 3:18 KJV
My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and truth.
Daily Devotional – Who Am I?
Who Am I? By Billy Graham • June 27, 2016 What a glorious Lord! He who daily bears our burdens also gives us our salvation. —Psalm 68:19 (TLB) Edward Dahlberg, the writer, observed, “At 19, I was a stranger to myself. At 40, I asked, ‘Who am I?’ At 50, I concluded I would never know.” This unexplored personal wilderness is the home of millions of people. Ninety-two percent of all Canadian university students, according to June Callwood, the Toronto…
Verse of the Day – Proverbs 12:1 NLT
To learn, you must love discipline; it is stupid to hate correction.
Daily Devotional – Energy Under Control
Energy Under Control By Billy Graham • June 26 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 not discipline us to subdue us, but to condition us for a life of usefulness and blessedness. In His wisdom He knows that…
Verse of the Day – Hebrews 10:23 KJV
Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)
Daily Devotional – True Happiness
True Happiness By Billy Graham • June 25, 2016 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 entrance into the Kingdom of God. Often money is a hindrance to these things. Money takes our minds off God.…
Verse of the Day – James 4:7 KJV
Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
Daily Devotional – An Angry World
An Angry World By Billy Graham • June 24, 2016 The wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. —James 3:17 The world, in the last few years, has reverted to a sort of barbarism. As practical Christianity has declined, rudeness and violence have increased. Neighbors quarrel with neighbors. Fighting is a major problem in our schools and the “gang wars”…