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AS YOU CAN SEE, THIS IS A TRIBUTE TO BILLY GRAHAM WHICH I THINK IS WONDERFULLY PUT AND I WANTED TO SHARE IT WITH YOU ALL.
William Franklin "Billy" Graham Jr.
November 7, 1918 - February 21, 2018
Billy Graham had the best day of his life on February 21, 2018, as he was welcomed into glory by millions of people whose lives he had touched and he heard the words "Well done, good and faithful servant" from the One whom he had served all his life. We will certainly miss his personal influence here on earth, but that influence lives on through the countless lives he touched during his long ministry.
Billy Graham has probably touched more lives for Jesus than any person who has ever lived. Yet it was never about him. I remember many times I heard him interviewed, and he would always turn the conversation to Jesus. He influenced kings and queens and every former American president since Eisenhower. But he never...
YOU KNOW, WE CAN PRAY CONSTANTLY FOR GOD TO SAVE SOMEONE BUT IT JUST DOESN'T HAPPEN THAT WAY. PRAYER WILL NOT GET A PERSON BORN AGAIN. IF THAT WAS THE CASE, NONE OF OUR LOVED ONES WOULD GO TO HELL.
What is it that will be cast out and trodden under foot of men? Is it the salt, or is it possible that Jesus is speaking about the world? If we as believers lose our preserving influence, then there is no other way for the Lord to save the world. It will be dominated by men.
God flows through His people. It is not our own power that changes people. It's God's power in us. but God will not do it without us. It's a partnership.
Many people spend a lifetime praying for God to move, not understanding that He is going to flow through them. It is not God who is failing to intervene. It is God's people who are failing to cooperate and let Him flow through...
Jesus is saying that persecution should actually cause us to rejoice. There are many positive things about persecution but one of the best reasons to rejoice is because of the reward awaiting us in heaven.
Jesus takes the persecution of His saints very seriously as can be seen during the Damascus road experience of the apostle Paul. The Lord asked Paul (then Saul), "Why are you persecuting me?" (Acts 9:4) He didn't say, "Why are you persecuting my people?" but "Why are you persecuting me?"
It is not actually us that people are rejecting but they are rejecting the One we represent. Therefore, Jesus promised to share His reward with us. All the glory and honor that Jesus has and will receive will be shared with...
In the natural world, people eat even when they aren't hungry. Many of us can prove that by turning sideways and looking at ourselves in the mirror. But in the spiritual realm, only those who are hungry can get fed. One of the worst things that can happen to us is spiritual complacency.
Being hungry for the things of God is one of the best things that can happen to us. Most people don't feel that way. They would rather have the feeling of being full. But Jesus promised us that fullness would follow hunger. No hunger, no fullness.
Therefore, what many people hate is actually a sign of spiritual health. Longing for more of God is a healthy sign. No one hungers for God on their own. That is not the nature of man. No man hungers for God unless the Spirit...
Peter and his companions had been working hard all night. Their efforts had not produced even one fish. They had given up and were headed home. But Jesus told them to try it just one more time.
It would have been easy for Peter to reject Jesus' command. After all, Peter had been a fisherman all his life. Jesus was just a preacher. What did He know about fishing? Yet something, or rather someone, caused Peter to try just once more.
Many people are like Simon Peter and his partners. They have done all that they know to do and yet they've come up empty-handed. This breeds a despair and hopelessness that causes many people to quit trying. Yet, just one word from Jesus could make the same tasks that have been...
