Daily Devotional (Page 22)
Word Made Flesh
Word Made Flesh By Billy Graham • December 9 , 2016 The Word was made flesh . . . full of grace and truth. —John 1:14 On the cover of your Bible and my Bible appear the words “Holy Bible.” Do you know why the Bible is called holy? Why should it be called holy when so much lust and hate and greed and war are found in it? It is because the Bible tells the truth. It tells the truth…
The Throne of Grace
The Throne of Grace By Billy Graham • December 8, 2016 Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace . . . —Hebrews 4:16 Praying is simply a two-way conversation between you and God. Thousands of people pray only when they are under great stress, or in danger, overcome by uncertainty. I have been in airplanes when an engine died; then people started praying. I have talked to soldiers who told me that they never prayed until they…
The Manifestation of Faith
The Manifestation of Faith By Billy Graham • December 7, 2016 . . . we can come to the Lord with perfect assurance and trust . . . —1 John 3:21 (TLB) The Bible teaches that faith will manifest itself in three ways. It will manifest itself in doctrine-in what you believe. It will manifest itself in worship-your communion with God and the fellowship of the church. It will manifest itself in morality-in the way you live and behave. .…
Relying on Grace
Relying on Grace By Billy Graham • December 6, 2016 Yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me. —1 Corinthians 15:10 Let us face this fact: We came into the world with nothing, and we will leave it with nothing. Where do we get the notion that man’s idea of success and God’s are the same? You have written a book; you are a clever manager and promoter; you are a talented artist; you are independently…
A Thousand Anxieties
A Thousand Anxieties By Billy Graham • December 5, 2016 I sought the Lord, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears. —Psalm 34:4 Man has always been beset by worry, and the pressures of modern life have aggravated the problem. To men of all time Jesus said, “Take therefore no thought for the morrow . . . but seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto…
No Reason to Hurry
No Reason to Hurry By Billy Graham • December 4, 2016 When your patience is finally in full bloom, then you will be ready for anything, strong in character . . . —James 1:4 (TLB) This is a high-strung, neurotic, impatient age. We hurry when there is no reason to hurry—just to be hurrying. This fast-paced age has produced more problems and less morality than previous generations, and it has given all of us jangled nerves. Impatience has produced a…
What About Love?
What About Love? By Billy Graham • December 3, 2016 Let love be your greatest aim . . . —1 Corinthians 14:1 (TLB) What about love? How can you be certain you’re in love? I suggest these simple measures that you can apply to yourself. Is your love patient? Is it considerate? Can it wait until marriage for physical fulfillment? Experience says that true love’s patience is inexhaustible. True love does not assert itself, claim rights, or demand privileges. It…
All He Requires
All He Requires By Billy Graham • December 2, 2016 Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God? —John 11:40 If you are a young man or young woman hooked on dissent or despair, ready to split, then lend me your attention. My answer concerns your dreams, and the element in your make-up called “faith.” All that God requires of anyone in taking his first step toward Him and toward total…
The Broken Home
The Broken Home By Billy Graham • December 1, 2016 “There is sin in their homes, and they are polluted to the depths of their souls. But I will call upon the Lord to save me—and he will.” —Psalm 55:15,16 (TLB) The broken home has become the number one social problem of America, and could ultimately lead to the destruction of our civilization. Since the basic unit of any society is the home, when the home begins to break, the…
His Presence
His Presence By Billy Graham • November 30, 2016 That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings . . . —Philippians 3:10 W.C. Burns of India wrote, “Oh to have a martyr’s heart, if not a martyr’s crown.” Popularity and adulation are far more dangerous for the Christian than persecution. It is easy, when all goes smoothly, to lose our sense of balance and our perspective. The important thing is to…
Satan at Work
Satan at Work By Billy Graham • November 29, 2016 In whom we have redemption . . . the forgiveness of sins. —Ephesians 1:7 Satan is at work in our world. The Bible is my authority. He exists and he has control over thousands of young people, whose hearts have never been captured by Jesus Christ. He has hundreds of agents writing pornographic literature and producing sex movies to pollute young minds. He has intellectuals in high positions teaching a…
The Sufficiency of God
The Sufficiency of God By Billy Graham • November 28, 2016 I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly. —John 10:10 In God’s economy, you must go down into the valley of grief before you can scale the heights of spiritual glory. You must become tired and weary of living alone before you seek and find the fellowship of Christ. You must come to the end of “self” before you can begin…