Posts from October 2016 (Page 3)
Victory over Temptation
Victory Over Temptation By Billy Graham • October 20, 2016 . . . tribulation worketh patience; and patience, experience; and experience, hope; and hope maketh not ashamed . . . —Romans 5:3–5 God never promised to remove temptation from us, for even Christ was subject to it. The Bible says that “He was tested in all things, like as we, yet without sin.” There is no good reason why you should seek to escape, for such times of testing have…
Verse of the Day – Acts 4:12 KJV
Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.
Joy in Sorrow
Joy in Sorrow By BGEA • October 19, 2016 In the day when I cried, [you] answered me, and strengthened me … —Psalm 138:3 At some time in life all of us feel the loneliness of sorrow. Mary and Martha were saddened by the death of their brother, Lazarus, and Martha said to Jesus, “If you had been here, my brother would not have died.” Theirs was a loneliness of sorrow. The shortest verse in the Bible tells us that…
Verse of the Day – Matthew 6:34 KJV
Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
Blessed Are Peacemakers
Blessed Are Peacemakers By Billy Graham • October 18, 2016 I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, Lord, only makest me dwell in safety. —Psalm 4:8 In a materialistic world which has tried to sever diplomatic relations with God, we have nowhere to retreat except within ourselves. We are like turtles in a traffic jam—the best we can do is to pull our heads into our shells and shut our eyes. But that’s a good…
Verse of the Day – Proverbs 27:5-6 KJV
Open rebuke is better than secret love. Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
Searching for Peace?
Searching for Peace? By Billy Graham • October 17, 2016 Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee … —Isaiah 26:3 Are you searching for peace? Are you longing for it? You thought you would find it if you made a lot of money, but you didn’t find it. You thought you would find it in getting and accumulating a lot of knowledge, so you got all the degrees you could, but you didn’t find…
Verse of the Day – Proverbs 12:15 KJV
The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise.
Letters from Roscoe – Lord, I think I’m going to need a push…
Lord, I think I’m going to need a push… God answers our prayers. He answers the big ones, and the small ones. Nothing is too small to ask for God’s help with. As I understand it, God wants us to be in prayer with him always. Had a good day? Stop and tell God about it. Praise Him for it, because HE is the one that gave it to you. Got a complaint? He’s listening. God wants us to talk…
Loneliness
Loneliness By Billy Graham • October 16, 2016 My heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God. —Psalm 84:2 Loneliness is one of the greatest problems people face today. It is a leading cause of suicide-that is now the third greatest killer of students in the United States. People feel various kinds of loneliness. One of the most common is the loneliness of solitude. Or there is the loneliness of suffering. Many people experience loneliness in society, or…
Verse of the Day – Psalms 18:30 KJV
As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the Lord is tried: he is a buckler to all those that trust in him.
Experience Jesus
Experience Jesus By Billy Graham • October 15, 2016 The words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life. —John 6:63 To one of the most religious men of His day, Jesus said, “Ye must be born again” (John 3:7). Nicodemus could not substitute his profound knowledge of religion for spiritual rebirth, and neither can we. I have read a book on water skiing, and it did not take long for me to learn that I…