Taken from Billy Graham Devotional “If My people … pray and seek My face, … I will hear from heaven.” —2 Chronicles 7:14 A great crisis in American history came at the Constitutional Convention called in Philadelphia to ratify a constitution for the new country that was being born. The delegates got angry with one… Read More »

Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 The subject of God’s will for the individual Christian always promotes lively debate. How are we to know what God’s will is for us? While the discussion continues, we can know… Read More »

And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Ephesians 4:30 Everyone knows what it feels like to experience grief or pain and to inflict grief or pain on another person. Ephesians 4:30 is an important verse about the Holy Spirit being a person rather… Read More »

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit, a broken and a contrite heart—these, O God, You will not despise. Psalm 51:17 The darkest blot on the life of David was his double sin of adultery and accomplice to murder (2 Samuel 11). David took another man’s wife and then tried to hide his sin… Read More »

On the day that the enemies of the Jews had hoped to overpower them, the opposite occurred. Esther 9:1 The book of Esther describes a plot to annihilate the Jewish people. It fails because of two brave people—Mordecai and Esther. The name of God is not mentioned in the book, but that’s the point. When… Read More »

And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled. Matthew 24:6 Do you have a device that monitors your heart rhythm, sleep patterns, daily steps, oxygen levels, and body temperature? What if you had a stressometer that could measure your anxiety levels right now? Are you calm, nervous,… Read More »

When anyone hears the word of the kingdom, and does not understand it, then the wicked one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. Matthew 13:19 Most Americans know who said, “Ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country.” (President John F. Kennedy) The… Read More »

Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed in Him, “If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” John 8:31-32 Ovid said, “Nothing is stronger than habit.” Habits are those patterns of daily behavior that make us who we… Read More »

Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God and keep His commandments. Ecclesiastes 12:13 Sylvia Plath was an American poet and author who often described the emptiness of life from her perspective as a non-Christian. On one occasion, she wrote, “I felt very still and very empty, the way the eye of… Read More »

So I reflected on all this, attempting to clear it all up. I concluded that the righteous and the wise, as well as their works, are in the hand of God; whether a person will be loved or hated—no one knows what lies ahead. Ecclesiastes 9:1, NET One of Jesus’ most comforting parables is that… Read More »