Storms and Billy Graham

I have now been through two historic 1,000 year floods. And what I mean by that is watching it rain outside my windows. The first in Nashville in May of 2010 and the second in October of 2015 in South Carolina. The Tennessee reported in Nashville 13.57 inches of rain were recorded for a 36-hour period. About 20 inches of rain fell in a three-day period in Georgetown County, South Carolina.

According to Kate Drew the total rainfall in South Carolina has been calculated at 4.4 trillion gallons of water. So now you see why while at the library back in October I picked up a copy of Storm Warnings by Billy Graham and The Reason For My Hope.

Don't get too impressed about reading two books. It took me so many check-outs at the library that even the librarian said, "You know if we have a hold on this you can't check it out any more." I finally did turn them in yesterday! Now I just have one book ...  Angels by Graham.

About twenty years ago I read Billy Graham's autobiography Just As I Am, and I learned about the man. Now I see so much more.

I must confess I had a simplified view of Billy Graham. As I read his work as a Bible thirsty "AARP recognized" 50 year old, I see such complexity in his knowledge of scripture and world news. That man has the big picture! Yet, he still calls for salvation. His words that we are to be like Noah calling out for the lost until the door on the ark is completely shut really stuck with me.



I have fallen short on that call focusing so much of my energy on and in the church. This is a "saving" faith. Saves all from eternal damnation. From hell. How have I forgotten that, Lord? 1 Timothy 2:4 tells us that God desires all men to be saved and come to the knowledge of truth.

Yes, there is work to be done in and among believers, but have we lost the fire of evangelism?  Are we where we need to be?

 Keep turning my lens, Lord.  Bring into focus what I need to see.