Posts from January 2017 (Page 3)

Posts from January 2017 (Page 3)

The Joy of Knowing

The Joy of Knowing By Billy Graham   •   January 19, 2017 Happy is he . . . whose hope is in the Lord his God. —Psalm 146:5 Happy is the man who has learned the secret of coming to God in daily prayer. Fifteen minutes alone with God every morning before you start the day can change circumstances and remove mountains! But all of this happiness and all of these unlimited benefits which flow from the storehouse of heaven are…

Eyes to See

Eyes to See By Billy Graham   •   January 18, 2017 To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light . . . —Acts 26:18 The blind man, Bartimaeus, threw off his cloak and ran trembling to Jesus. And Jesus said, “What do you want me to do for you?” He said, “Lord, that I may receive my sight.” In that moment as he said, “Lord,” his spiritual eyes were opened. And Jesus said, “Your faith has made…

Truth

Truth By Billy Graham   •   January 17, 2017  And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. —John 8:32 Ours is an age of philosophical uncertainty, and we no longer know what we believe. We stand uncommitted. Everywhere I go, I ask students, “What is controlling you?” When I was a student, I had to face Christ. Who was He? He had made the astounding claim, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No…

Verse of the Day – Psalms 1:1-2 KJV

¹ Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.  ² But his delight in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.

Rejoice in Him

Rejoice in Him By Billy Graham   •   January 16, 2017  I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation. —Habakkuk 3:18 Christians are supposed to be happy persons! Our generation has become well versed in Christian terminology, but is remiss in the actual practice of Christ’s principles and teachings. Hence, our greatest need today is not more Christianity but more true Christians. The world can argue against Christianity as an institution, but there is…

Lean on the Rock

Lean on the Rock By Billy Graham   •   January 15, 2017 When my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I. —Psalm 61:2 When you become a Christian, it doesn’t mean that you will live on a perpetual “high.” The Psalmist David went down to the very depths, and so did the Apostle Paul. But in the midst of all circumstances God’s grace, peace, and joy are there. The tears will still come, the pressures…

Verse of the Day – Colossians 3:23-24

And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;  Knowing that of the Lord, ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance:  for ye serve the Lord Christ.

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…