BILLY GRAHAM DEVOTIONAL
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William (Billy) F. Graham, Jr.
Evangelist and Chairman of the Board
Evangelist Billy Graham took Christ literally when He said in Mark 16:15, “Go ye into all the world and preach the Gospel to every creature.”
Mr. Graham preached the Gospel to more people in live audiences than anyone else in history—nearly 215 million people in more than 185 countries and territories—through various meetings, including Mission World and Global Mission. Hundreds of millions more have been reached through television, video, film, and webcasts.
Beginning with the 1949 Los Angeles Crusade, which vaulted Mr. Graham into the public eye, he led hundreds of thousands of individuals to make personal decisions to live for Christ, the main thrust of his decades-long ministry.
Born November 7, 1918, four days before the Armistice ended World War I, Mr. Graham was reared on a dairy farm in Charlotte, N.C. Growing up during the Depression, he learned the value of hard work on the family farm, but he also found time to spend many hours in the hayloft reading books on a wide variety of subjects.
Billy Graham Devotional Message
In the fall of 1934, at age 15, Mr. Graham made a personal commitment to Christ through the ministry of Mordecai Ham, a traveling evangelist, who visited Charlotte for a series of revival meetings.
Ordained in 1939 by Peniel Baptist Church in Palatka, Fla. (a church in the Southern Baptist Convention), Mr. Graham received a solid foundation in the Scriptures at Florida Bible Institute (now Trinity College of Florida). In 1943 he graduated from Wheaton College in Illinois and married fellow student Ruth McCue Bell, daughter of a missionary surgeon, who spent the first 17 years of her life in China.
After graduating from college, Mr. Graham pastored The Village Church of Western Springs (now Western Springs Baptist Church) in Western Springs, Ill., before joining Youth for Christ, an organization founded for ministry to youth and servicemen during World War II. He preached throughout the United States and in Europe in the immediate post war era, emerging as a rising young evangelist. Read More
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Billy Graham Devotional 21 December 2019 – Neglect of Soul
Billy Graham Devotional 21 December 2019 – Neglect of Soul Scripture: “Blessed is the man who reveres God, but the…
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Billy Graham Devotional 19 December 2019 – A God of Justice
Billy Graham Devotional 19 December 2019 – A God of Justice Scripture: What joy there is for anyone whose sins…
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Billy Graham Devotional 18 December 2019 – The Finished Work
Billy Graham Devotional 18 December 2019 – The Finished Work Scripture: Except a man be born again, he cannot see the…
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Billy Graham Devotional 17 December 2019 – The Prince of Peace
Billy Graham Devotional 17 December 2019 – The Prince of Peace Scripture: Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all…
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Billy Graham Devotional 16 December 2019 – Why the Righteous Suffer
Billy Graham Devotional 16 December 2019 – Why the Righteous Suffer Scripture: God will tenderly comfort you when you undergo…
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Billy Graham Devotional 14 December 2019 – He Hears You
Billy Graham Devotional 14 December 2019 – He Hears You Scripture: If we ask any thing according to his will,…
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Billy Graham Devotional 13 December 2019 – What God Has Done
Billy Graham Devotional 13 December 2019 – What God Has Done Scripture: With everlasting kindness will I have mercy on…
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Billy Graham Devotional 12 December 2019 – Loving One Another
Billy Graham Devotional 12 December 2019 – Loving One Another Topic: Love One Another Scripture: And the Lord make you to…
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Billy Graham Devotional 11 December 2019 – What Is Idolatry?
Billy Graham Devotional 11 December 2019 – What Is Idolatry? Topic: What Is Idolatry? Scripture: Whosoever shall deny me before men,…
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Billy Graham Devotional 10 December 2019 – Steadfast Love
Billy Graham Devotional 10 December 2019 – Steadfast Love Previous: Word Made Flesh Topic: Steadfast Love Scripture: Your steadfast love, O Lord,…
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Billy Graham Devotional 9 December 2019 – Word Made Flesh
Billy Graham Devotional 9 December 2019 – Word Made Flesh Previous: The Throne of Grace Topic: Word Made Flesh Scripture: The…
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Billy Graham Devotional 8 December 2019 – The Throne of Grace
Billy Graham Devotional 8 December 2019 – The Throne of Grace Topic: The Throne of Grace Scripture: Let us therefore come…
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Billy Graham Devotional 7 December 2019 – The Manifestation of Faith
Billy Graham Devotional 7 December 2019 – The Manifestation of Faith Topic: The Manifestation of Faith . . we can come…
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Billy Graham Devotional 6 December 2019 – Relying on Grace
Billy Graham Devotional 6 December 2019 – Relying on Grace Prev: A Thousand Anxieties Topic: Relying on Grace Scripture: Yet not I,…
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Billy Graham Devotional 5 December 2019 – A Thousand Anxieties
Billy Graham Devotional 5 December 2019 – A Thousand Anxieties Topic: A Thousand Anxieties Scripture: I sought the Lord, and he…
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Billy Graham Devotional 4 December 2019 – No Reason to Hurry
Billy Graham Devotional 4 December 2019 – No Reason to Hurry Topic: No Reason to Hurry Scripture: When your patience is…
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Billy Graham Devotional 2 December 2019 – All He Requires
Billy Graham Devotional 2 December 2019 – All He Requires Prev: The Broken Home Topic: All He Requires Scripture: Said I…
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Billy Graham Devotional 1 December 2019 – The Broken Home
Billy Graham Devotional 1 December 2019 – The Broken Home Topic: The Broken Home Scripture: “There is sin in their homes,…
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Billy Graham Devotional 29 November 2019 – Satan at Work
Billy Graham Devotional 29 November 2019 – Satan at Work Topic: Satan at Work Scripture: In whom we have redemption .…
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Billy Graham Devotional 28 November 2019 – The Sufficiency of God
Billy Graham Devotional 28 November 2019 – The Sufficiency of God Topic: The Sufficiency of God Scripture: I am come that…
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Billy Graham Devotional 27 November 2019 – Realities of Life
Billy Graham Devotional 27 November 2019 – Realities of Life Topic: Realities of Life Scripture: Casting down imaginations . . .…
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Billy Graham Devotional 26 November 2019 – Enjoy Life
Billy Graham Devotional 26 November 2019 – Enjoy Life Topic: Enjoy Life Scripture: Now you are happy with the inexpressible joy…
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Billy Graham Devotional 25 November 2019 – Whose Son Is He?
Billy Graham Devotional 25 November 2019 – Whose Son Is He? Topic: Whose Son Is He? Scripture: To us there is…
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Billy Graham Devotional 23 November 2019 – The Abundant Life
Billy Graham Devotional 23 November 2019 – The Abundant Life Topic: The Abundant Life Scripture: He that eateth, eateth to the…
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