'Salvation' Tagged Posts (Page 3)
Daily Devotional – Salvation is Free
Salvation is Free – from Billygraham.org May 30, 2016 Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus. —Romans 3:24 Salvation is free! God puts no price tag on the Gift of gifts—it’s free! Preachers are not salesmen, for they have nothing to sell. They are bearers of Good News—the good tidings that “Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures” (1 Corinthians 15:3). Money can’t buy it. Man’s righteousness can’t earn it. Social…
Daily Devotional – Faith Produces Works
Faith Produces Works – Billygraham.org May 17, 2016 . . . doing service as to the Lord . . . —Ephesians 6:7 A true sacrament is not a mere creed, or ordinance, or form, but it is a life of service to God and to man. The most eloquent prayer is the prayer through hands that heal and bless. The highest form of worship is the worship of unselfish Christian service. The greatest form of praise is the sound of…
Daily Devotional – The Need for Wisdom
The Need for Wisdom – from Billygraham.org May 11, 2016 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away. —Matthew 24:35 Time is running out. The seconds are ticking away toward midnight. The human race is about to take the fatal plunge. Which way shall we turn? Is there any authority left? Is there a path we can follow? Can we find a code book that will give us the key to our dilemmas? Is there…
Daily Devotional – New Heaven, New Earth
New Heaven, New Earth – from BillyGraham.org May 9, 2016 The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever. —Revelation 11:15 Christianity is a Gospel of crisis. It proclaims unmistakably that this world’s days are numbered. Every graveyard and every cemetery testify that the Bible is true. Our days on this planet are numbered. The Apostle James says that life is only a vapor that…
Daily Devotional – Truth brings Freedom
Truth brings Freedom – From Billygraham.org May 7, 2016 If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed. —John 8:36 The mark of a true Christian is found in his personal relationship to the Person of Jesus Christ. Christianity is Christ. Christ is Christianity. I speak reverently when I say that Jesus is more than His ideas. All that He said was true, but without Him even the truth would have been powerless. Men know the…
Daily Devotional – Questioning
Questioning – From BillyGraham.org Restore to me again the joy of your salvation, and make me willing to obey you. —Psalm 51:12 (TLB) It is not unusual for persons in their early twenties to defect from their early teaching. The reasons are many. Perhaps their exposure to unbelief “took” better than their exposure to belief. This is often the case, for the Bible says, “The heart of man is deceitful above all things.” The human heart is as prepared by…
Daily Devotional – The Unpayable Debt
The Unpayable Debt – From BillyGraham.org Who gave himself for our sins . . . Galatians 1:4 Years ago King Charles V was loaned a large sum of money by a merchant in Antwerp. The note came due, but the king was bankrupt and unable to pay. The merchant gave a great banquet for the King. When all the guests were seated and before the food was brought in, the merchant had a large platter placed on the table and…
Daily Devotional – What to do when your Burden is Overwhelming
What To Do When Your Burden Is Overwhelming – From Utmost.org April 13, 2016 Cast your burden on the Lord… —Psalm 55:22 We must recognize the difference between burdens that are right for us to bear and burdens that are wrong. We should never bear the burdens of sin or doubt, but there are some burdens placed on us by God which He does not intend to lift off. God wants us to roll them back on Him— to literally…
Daily Devotional – Complete and Effective Dominion
Complete and Effective Dominion from Utmost.org April 12, 2016 Death no longer has dominion over Him.…the life that He lives, He lives to God. Likewise you also, reckon yourselves to be dead indeed to sin, but alive to God… —Romans 6:9-11 Co-Eternal Life. Eternal life is the life which Jesus Christ exhibited on the human level. And it is this same life, not simply a copy of it, which is made evident in our mortal flesh when we are born…
Daily Devotional – His Resurrection Destiny
His Resurrection Destiny – From Utmost.org April 8, 2016 Ought not the Christ to have suffered these things and to enter into His glory? —Luke 24:26 Our Lord’s Cross is the gateway into His life. His resurrection means that He has the power to convey His life to me. When I was born again, I received the very life of the risen Lord from Jesus Himself. Christ’s resurrection destiny— His foreordained purpose— was to bring “many sons to glory” (Hebrews…
Daily Devotional – The Surrendered Life
The Surrendered Life from Utmost.org March 8, 2016 I have been crucified with Christ… —Galatians 2:20 To become one with Jesus Christ, a person must be willing not only to give up sin, but also to surrender his whole way of looking at things. Being born again by the Spirit of God means that we must first be willing to let go before we can grasp something else. The first thing we must surrender is all of our pretense or…