HPBC Daily Blog (Page 299)
Daily Devotional – Religious Freedom
Religious Freedom By Billy Graham • July 4, 2016 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 caste or class to keep a man from going to the top. If a man has a will to work and…
Verse of the Day – 2 Timothy 1:7 KJV
“For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.”
Daily Devotional – The Highest Law
The Highest Law By Billy Graham • July 3, 2016 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable . . . —2 Timothy 3:16 The men who framed our Constitution knew they were writing the basic document for a government of free men; they recognized that men could live as free and independent beings only if each one knew and understood the law. They were to know their rights, their privileges, and their limitations. They were to…
Verse of the Day – 1 Samuel 2:2 KJV
“There is none holy as the Lord: for there is none beside thee: neither is there any rock like our God.”
Daily Devotional – True Unity
True Unity By Billy Graham • July 2, 2016 Love one another, as I have loved you. —John 15:12 As I study the subject of “separation” in the Old and New Testaments, I discover that the weight of Scripture lies in the direction of fellowship rather than separation. What is the great overwhelming evidence that we have passed from death unto life? It is love! Jesus Christ clearly was speaking of visible unity, such as can be seen by the…
Verse of the Day – Philipians 4:8 KJV
“Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.”
Daily Devotional
A Global Best-seller By Billy Graham • July 1, 2016 His every word is a treasure of knowledge and understanding. —Proverbs 2:6 (TLB) It is small wonder . . . the Bible has always been the world’s best-seller! No other book can touch its profound wisdom, its poetic beauty, or the accuracy of its history and prophecy. Its critics who claimed it to be filled with forgery, fiction, and unfulfilled promises are finding that the difficulties lie with themselves, and…
Verse of the Day – 1 Chronicles 16:8 KJV
“Give thanks unto the Lord, call upon his name, make known his deeds among the people.”
Prayer Is a Conversation By Billy Graham • June 30, 2016 And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive. —Matthew 21:22 Prayer is a two-way conversation; it is our talking to God, and His talking to us. As a Christian, you have a heavenly Father who hears and answers prayer. Jesus said, “All things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.” Every man or woman whose life has counted for the church…
Verse of the Day – Proverbs 20:22 KJV
Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the Lord, and he shall save thee.
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…