Daily Devotional (Page 23)
Realities of Life
Realities of Life By Billy Graham • November 27, 2016 Casting down imaginations . . . and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ. —2 Corinthians 10:5 Thousands of people have made plans to escape from the realities of life. A new word has come into common usage the last few years. That word is “escapism.” The dictionary defines it as “a retreat from reality into an imaginary world.” The escape of imagination. Solomon spoke of the…
Enjoy Life
Enjoy Life By Billy Graham • November 26, 2016 Now you are happy with the inexpressible joy that comes from heaven itself. —1 Peter 1:8 (TLB) Christians are to enjoy life and enjoy one another. When children see no joy in their home, no joy in your Christianity, they will not be attracted by it. When they see you excited about going to a ball game, or watching television, and then dragging around to do spiritual things, they will soon…
Whose Son Is He?
Whose Son Is He? By Billy Graham • November 25, 2016 To us there is but one God, the Father . . . and one Lord Jesus Christ . . . —1 Corinthians 8:6 Ultimately, in one way or another, or at one time or another, we shall be faced with this question: What think ye of Christ? Whose Son is He? If Jesus Christ is not who He claimed to be, He is a deceiver, or an egomaniac. We…
Word and Deed
Word and Deed By Billy Graham • November 24, 2016 O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good: because his mercy endureth for ever. —Psalm 118:1 This year as we observe our season of thanksgiving, let us be grateful not only in word but also in deed. Let our gratitude find expression in a resolve to live a life more unselfish and more consecrated to Jesus Christ. When we sit around our tables laden with sumptuous delicacies, let…
The Abundant Life
The Abundant Life By Billy Graham • November 23, 2016 He that eateth, eateth to the Lord; for he giveth God thanks . . . —Romans 14:6 Do you think that God would have bothered to send His Son to the world, if man had been able to face life and eternity alone? Christ’s coming to the world proved that God was not happy with man’s unhappiness. He sent Him not only that we might have eternal life but that…
Thanksgiving With Meaning
Thanksgiving With Meaning By Billy Graham • November 22, 2016 The Lord is close to those whose hearts are breaking; he rescues those who are humbly sorry for their sins. —Psalm 34:18 (TLB) It is the custom of many Christians to bow their heads in public places and give thanks for the food that has been placed before them. I have had scores of waiters and waitresses tell me that when we bowed our heads, it was the first time…
Life Worth Living
Life Worth Living By Billy Graham • November 21, 2016 . . . ye might have life through his name. —John 20:31 “Is life worth living?” To scores of people life has ceased to be worth living. To all of you I have good news. God did not create you to be a defeated, discouraged, frustrated, wandering soul, seeking in vain for peace of heart and peace of mind. He has bigger plans for you. He has a larger orb…
Stumbling in Darkness
Stumbling in Darkness By Billy Graham • November 20, 2016 The one who is the true Light arrived to shine on everyone coming into the world. —John 1:9 (TLB) The world is stumbling in darkness from one crisis to another. The crises are getting worse and worse, and are coming closer and closer to home. Inflation, population explosion, hunger, dominate vast areas of the world. Jesus said, “I am the light of the world. You follow me and give your…
Bridge the Gap
Bridge the Gap By Billy Graham • November 19, 2016 Keep a close watch on all you do and think. Stay true to what is right . . . —1 Timothy 4:16 (TLB) In searching for ways to bridge the generation gap, there is no doubt that we, as parents, will have to practice what we preach, by striving more and more to bring our conduct into line with our code of beliefs. No mother can demand that her daughter…
Pure Hearts
Pure HeartsBy Billy Graham • November 18, 2016 Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus. —Philippians 2:5 It is impossible to live pure lives until we have pure hearts. Many people today are trying to put the cart before the horse. They are teaching purity of motives, desires, and actions to old, deceitful hearts! No wonder we have ended up such moral failures, in spite of our vaunted knowledge and psychological approaches. Pure motives, desires,…
Integrity
Integrity By Billy Graham • November 17, 2016 Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do . . . —Philippians 4:9 Integrity is the glue that holds our way of life together. What our young people want to see in their elders is integrity, honesty, truthfulness, and faith. What they hate most of all is hypocrisy and phoniness. That is why it is important for us to go to church, to read…
Real Security
Real Security By Billy Graham • November 16, 2016 The foundation of God standeth sure . . . —2 Timothy 2:19 On campus the quickest way to security is through the crowd. Precisely where students talk about being independent and on their own, you will find them practicing the most rigid conformity in dress, in speech, in moral attitudes, and in thinking. Sometimes they follow fashion at the expense of integrity. They dread to be alone. They do not want…