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| Sweet Slumber By Billy Graham “I will both lie down in peace, and sleep; For You alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.” —Psalm 4:8, NKJV By any measure drug and alcohol dependence has become one of our greatest social problems. The issue isn’t just illegal drugs; many depend on alcohol or over-the-counter or prescription drugs just to face each day or to get to sleep at night. I’m not a doctor, of course, and I fully realize some drugs have a legitimate place under careful medical supervision. But in my experience far too many people turn first to drugs or alcohol instead of to God. Rather than face their problems and deal with them (with God’s help), they use drugs or alcohol to escape. But such “solutions” never work, and in fact only make things worse. No wonder the book of Proverbs warns that alcohol “at the last … bites like a serpent, and stings like a viper” (Proverbs 23:32). Don’t let anything substitute for God. He loves you, and He wants to give you peace—the peace that comes from knowing Him. Jesus’ promise to His followers is true: “I will give you rest” (Matthew 11:28).  Hope for TodayNo place, product, or person can bring us the peace and safety our souls desire. Only Jesus can satisfy our deepest longings. | ||
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| Billy Graham Minute Is there any habit or addiction that you feel powerless against? | ||
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| Devotion text from Hope for Each Day with Billy Graham, © Billy Graham, published by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Bible translation used with permission. | ||
 Billy Graham Evangelistic Association | ||
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