Billy Graham Daily Devotional 20 August 2026: 3 Kinds of Pleasure

Billy Graham Daily Devotional 20 August 2026 Message

Read Billy Graham Daily Devotional 20 August 2026 Thursday Message

TOPIC: 3 Kinds of Pleasure

The disciples were filled with joy, and with the Holy Ghost. —Acts 13:52

The Bible speaks of three kinds of pleasure. There is lustful pleasure, the lust of the flesh, and Scripture says it is sinful and wrong. There is legitimate pleasure, which is not wrong, but we are not to become so preoccupied with its activities that it takes the place of God. Then there is a third kind of pleasure, lasting pleasure. Do you have that kind? It does not depend on circumstances or feelings. It is the pleasure that runs deep and comes from the Spirit of God.

Prayer for the Day: Almighty God, may my pleasure always come from being filled with the joy of Your Holy Spirit.

From Day by Day with Billy Graham, © 1976 BGEA

Daily Devotional Message was written by Billy Graham, Founder of Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA).  BGEA exists to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ by every effective means and to equip.