Posts from December 2016 (Page 3)
A God of Justice
A God of Justice By Billy Graham • December 19, 2016 What joy there is for anyone whose sins are no longer counted against him by the Lord. —Romans 4:8 (TLB) A number of years ago I was stopped for driving too fast in a speed zone, and in the courtroom I pleaded guilty. The judge was not only friendly but embarrassed for me to be in his court. The fine was ten dollars. If he had let me go…
Verse of the Day – Isaiah 7:14 KJV
Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
The Finished Work
The Finished Work By Billy Graham • December 18, 2016 Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. —John 3:3 A person is saved by trusting in the finished work of Christ on the cross, and not by bodily sensations and religious ecstasy. But you will say, “What about feeling? Is there no place in saving faith for feeling?” Certainly, there is room for feeling in saving faith. But we are not saved by it.…
Verse of the Day – Proverbs 21:3 KJV
To do justice and judgement is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.
The Prince of Peace
The Prince of Peace By Billy Graham • December 17, 2016 Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins. —Proverbs 10:12 To hate, to discriminate against those who look different, who talk different, who have different national backgrounds, or who act differently from the dominant group, is a universal trait of human nature. I say that there is only one possible solution and that is a vital experience with Christ on the part of all races. In Christ the…
Verse of the Day – Psalms 119:10 KJV
With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments.
Why the Righteous Suffer
Why the Righteous Suffer By Billy Graham • December 16, 2016 God will tenderly comfort you when you undergo these same sufferings . . . —2 Corinthians 1:7 (TLB) This question, “Why must the righteous suffer?” is as old as time. There is only one place that we can find an answer, and that is in the Bible. You do not need to study the Scriptures long to learn why sinners meet reverses and anguish. They are apart from God.…
Verse of the Day – 1 Corinthians 13:6-7 KJV
Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
Not Too Young
Not Too Young By Billy Graham • December 15, 2016 Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers . . . —1 Timothy 4:12 Lord Chesterton once said, “I believe in bedside repentance, but I do not want to depend upon it.” During a serious illness a person’s mind does not function normally. Getting right with God is something one should do in the bloom of health. However, as far as the Lord is…
Verse of the Day – James 3:9-10 KJV
Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God. Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.
He Hears You
He Hears You By Billy Graham • December 14, 2016 If we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us. —1 John 5:14 God has said, “If my people . . . pray . . . then will I hear from heaven.” Before three thousand people were brought into the Church on the day of Pentecost, the disciples had spent ten days in prayer, fasting, and spiritual travail. God desires that Christians be concerned and burdened for a…
Verse of the Day – 1 John 5:14-15 KJV
And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have petitions that we desired of him.