I have been wondering when this day would come. We all will die, but some of us impact more people than others. GOD chose to use him in a long and winding way through more than one generation.
I have felt it would be a turning point for the church when Billy Graham finally left us. We have preachers, but no one has come up that is like him. Since we are in the final days of our existence as the Christian community, it is significant. I have wondered if GOD created Working Together as the next step in our walk toward Heaven. I don't know, but our times are very different than any time in the past. We are heading toward the Mark of the Beast... that will mean survival on a day-to-day basis and increased persecution will reign in our world. Evangelism will look different... the needs of the church will be different... we will be different.
I have been deeply impacted by Billy Graham in my life, too. When you search for answers about GOD and the Bible, you can't avoid getting to know Billy Graham. He kind of stands in-between all the denominations we have created. Maybe that is why GOD chose him. When you are not raised in the church, your faith is different than what you find in them.
It scares me to think of what lies ahead for us as Christians. Billy Graham leaving us is like the turning point I see in 9/11... America and GOD are becoming more distant... GOD is no longer responsible to protect us as a nation.
Pray that we, as a nation, are able to discover GOD's next steps for us, and for our world... to protect the ones we love and want to find in heaven one day.
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