Daily Devotional (Page 19)
Do You Know God?
Do You Know God? By Billy Graham • January 14, 2017 I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine. —John 10:14 Unless God is revealed to us through personal experience, we can never really know God. Most of us know about God, but that is quite different from knowing God. We learn about God through the agencies of the church, the Sunday school, the youth activities, the worship services. Many people stop in their…
Where Is Your Hope?
Where Is Your Hope? By Billy Graham • January 13, 2017 And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee. —Psalm 39:7 The sea was beating against the rocks in huge, dashing waves. The lightning was flashing, the thunder was roaring, the wind was blowing; but the little bird was asleep in the crevice of the rock, its head serenely under its wing, sound asleep. That is peace-to be able to sleep in the storm! In Christ,…
God Never Makes Mistakes
God Never Makes Mistakes By Billy Graham • January 12, 2017Sufferin Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. —2 Corinthians 12:9 God is especially close to us when we are lying on a sickbed. God will make the bed soft and will freshen it with His presence and with His tender care. He makes the bed comfortable and wipes away our tears. He ministers to us with special…
Eternity
Eternity By Billy Graham • January 11, 2017 What we suffer now is nothing compared to the glory he will give us later. —Romans 8:18 (TLB) Nowhere does the Bible teach that Christians are to be exempt from the tribulations and natural disasters that come upon the world. It does teach that the Christian can face tribulation, crisis, calamity, and personal suffering with a supernatural power that is not available to the person outside Christ. The early Christians were able…
The Unchanging God
The Unchanging God By Billy Graham • January 10, 2017 From everlasting to everlasting, thou art God. —Psalm 90:2 Have you ever thought about the collapse of time? From the days of the Lord Jesus Christ until about 1830, man could not travel any faster than a horse. In 1960, a man went into space and traveled at a speed of 18,000 miles an hour. Look how far we have come in so short a time! Sometimes when I read…
Get in the Word
Get in the Word By Billy Graham • January 9, 2017 Despise God’s Word and find yourself in trouble. Obey it and succeed. —Proverbs 13:13 (TLB) As Christians, we have the Spirit of God in us. But ours is the responsibility to keep sin out of our lives so that the Spirit can produce His fruit in us. Become grounded in the Bible. As Christians, we have only one authority, one compass: the Word of God. Abraham Lincoln in a…
He Hears Us
He Hears Us By Billy Graham • January 8, 2017 What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe . . . —Mark 11:24 We are to pray in times of adversity, lest we become faithless and unbelieving. We are to pray in times of prosperity, lest we become boastful and proud. We are to pray in times of danger, lest we become fearful and doubting. We need to pray in times of security, lest we become self-sufficient. Sinners, pray…
Angels Have Charge Over Us
Angels Have Charge Over Us By Billy Graham • January 7, 2017 He is my refuge . . . —Psalm 91:2 Modern psychiatrists say that one of the basic needs of man is security. In the 91st Psalm we are assured that in God we have the greatest of security, “There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling. For He shall give His angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.”…
He Is Coming Back
He Is Coming Back By Billy Graham • January 6, 2017 Keep a sharp lookout! For you do not know when I will come. . . Watch for my return! —Mark 13:35, 36 (TLB) The great Dwight L. Moody used to say, “I never preached a sermon without thinking that possibly the Lord may come before I preach another.” Dr. G. Campbell Morgan, the distinguished British clergy-man, said, “I never begin my work in the morning without thinking that perhaps…
The Home
The Home By Billy Graham • January 5, 2017 Love never faileth . . . —1 Corinthians 13:8 The first essential for a happy Christian home is that love must be practiced. Homes that are built on animal attraction and lust are destined to crumble and fall. Love is the cohesive force that holds the family together. True love contains an element of spiritual mystery. It embodies loyalty, reverence, and understanding. Love imposes a tremendous responsibility on all members of…
Assurance of His Love
Assurance of His Love By Billy Graham • January 4, 2017 The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? —Psalm 27:1 Today many people are living in the bondage of fear. In a recent study a psychiatrist said that the greatest problem facing his patients was fear. Fear of going insane, committing suicide, being alone, or fear of heart disease, cancer, disaster, or death. We are becoming a nation of fearful people. Down through the centuries…
A Simple Message
A Simple Message By Billy Graham • January 3, 2017 As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love. —John 15:9 The great Swiss theologian, Dr. Karl Barth, was probably in his generation the greatest theologian in the world, and a great philosopher as well. I did not always agree with him, but he was my friend and I respected him. While he was in this country, a student at one of the…