Posts from April 2017 (Page 5)
Verse of the Day – Matthew 20:28 KJV
Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and give his life a ransom for many.
Do Not Trust Your Heart
Do Not Trust Your Heart By Billy Graham • April 9, 2017 And when they were come to the place, which is called Calvary, there they crucified him . . . —Luke 23:33 One of the ironies of human nature is that it often has a way of rejecting the best and accepting the worst. Why did the crowd ask for the release of Barabbas and the crucifixion of Jesus? The answer is in the biblical statement, “The heart is…
Verse of the Day – John 12:13 KJV
¹³ Took branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried, Hosanna: Blessed is the King of Israel that cometh in the name of the Lord.
Unchanging Human Nature
Unchanging Human Nature By Billy Graham • April 8, 2017 Look! There is the Lamb of God who takes away the world’s sin. —John 1:29 (TLB) At the cross of Christ, sin reached its climax. Its most terrible display took place at Calvary. It was never blacker or more hideous. We see the human heart laid bare and its corruption fully exposed. Some people have said that man has improved since that day, that if Christ came back today, He…
Verse of the Day – Proverbs 18:24 KJV
A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
What Makes Christianity Different?
What Makes Christianity Different? By Billy Graham • April 7, 2017 He is not here, but is risen. —Luke 24:6 Something distinguishes Christianity from all the religions of the world. Not only does it carry the truth of the redemption, by the death of our Savior for our sins on the cross, but it carries the fact that Christ rose again. Only the Christian faith claims that its Leader died and rose again and is alive at this moment. Many…
Verse of the Day – 1 Timothy 2:5-6 KJV
For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.
Know the Bible
Know the Bible By Billy Graham • April 6, 2017 Search the Book of the Lord . . . —Isaiah 34:16 (TLB) A knowledge of the Bible is essential to a rich and meaningful life. For the words of this Book have a way of filling in the missing pieces, of bridging the gaps, of turning the tarnished colors of our life to jewel-like brilliance. Learn to take your every problem to the Bible. Within its pages you will find…
Verse of the Day – Proverbs 15:31-32 KJV
³¹ The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise. ³² He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul: but he that heareth reproof getteth understanding.
What a Savior!
What a Savior! By Billy Graham • April 5, 2017 It was written long ago that the Messiah must suffer and die and rise again from the dead on the third day. —Luke 24:46 (TLB) What was the power and influence that changed the cross from an instrument of bloody torture into the most glorious and beloved of all symbols? The Romans crucified thousands of people before and after Calvary. If Jesus had not risen from the dead, no right-minded…
Verse of the Day – Romans 12:1 KJV
¹ I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
Die to Yourself
Die to Yourself By Billy Graham • April 4, 2017 The Lord is close to those whose hearts are breaking; he rescues those who are humbly sorry for their sins. —Psalm 34:18 (TLB) 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…