HPBC Daily Blog (Page 302)
Daily Devotional –
Look Deeply By Billy Graham June 16 , 2016 Open my eyes to see wonderful things in your Word. —Psalm 119:18 (TLB) Some, who doubt that the Bible is the true Word of God, doubt it because they are unwilling to ascribe to God anything they cannot themselves achieve. If you have any uncertainty about the inspiration of the Bible, go back and look at it again. Look at it in the light of a person who has been staring…
Verse of the Day – Romans 15:5-6 KJV
Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be likeminded one toward another according to Christ Jesus. That ye may with one mind and one mouth glorify God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Practice Good Stewardship By Billy Graham • June 15, 2016 Redeeming the time . . . —Ephesians 5:16 We are stewards of our time. God has given each one of us a little “chunk of eternity” called time. These golden moments of opportunity are doled out to us for our benefit and for God’s glory. If we use them wisely, they are woven by God’s omnipotent hand into the fabric of eternity. Henry Thoreau cautioned, “You cannot kill time without…
Verse of the Day – Galatians 6:7-8 KJV
Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.
Letters from Roscoe – The Blessing of Unshakable Faith
The Blessing of Unshakable Faith How strong is your faith in the Lord Jesus? My wife has unshakable faith in Jesus Christ. She believes in him with all her heart and soul. She may question things but she never doubts or questions her belief in Him. Me? To be honest, not so much. I am weak. My faith is weak. Did you ever hear the statement? ‘Too smart for your own good.’ That fits me to a T. Don’t get…
Daily Devotional – Who Is He?
Who Is He? By Billy Graham June 14 • Topics: Jesus Christ . . . for they have rejected the word of the Lord . . . —Jeremiah 8:9 (TLB) The Apostle Paul once asked, “Who art thou, Lord?” That is a question each of us has to face. If Jesus claimed to be the Son of God, knowing He was not, then He was a deceiver, the greatest liar the world has ever known. If He thought He was…
Verse of the Day – 1 Peter 1:24-25 KJV
For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away: But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you.
Daily Devitional – Believe in the Holy Spirit
Believe in the Holy Spirit By Billy Graham June 13, 2016 . . . I [have] raised thee up, that I might shew my power in thee . . . —Romans 9:17 Walter Knight tells the story about a little boy who had recently received Christ. “Daddy, how can I believe in the Holy Spirit when I have never seen Him?” asked Jim. “I’ll show you how,” said his father, who was an electrician. Later Jim went with his father…
Verse of the Day – Isaiah 61:7 KJV
“For your shame ye shall have double; and for confusion they shall rejoice in their portion: therefore in their land they shall possess the double: everlasting joy shall be unto them.”
Daily Devotional – The Wisdom of God
The Wisdom of God By Billy Graham June 12 Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass. —Psalm 37:5 To know the will of God is the highest of all wisdom. Living in the center of God’s will rules out all falseness of religion and puts the stamp of true sincerity upon our service to God. You can be miserable with much, if you are out of His will; but you…
Verse of the Day – Titus 2:11-12 KJV
“For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;”
Daily Devotional – Cast Your Cares
Cast Your Cares By Billy Graham June 11 , 2016 Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the [children] of God . . . —1 John 3:1 As God’s children, we are His dependents. The Bible says, “Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear Him.” Dependent children spend little time worrying about meals, clothing, and shelter. They assume, and they have a right to,…