QUOTE: No, I don’t know the future, but I do know this: the best is
yet to be! Heaven awaits us, and that will be far, far more glorious than
anything we can ever imagine. I know that soon my life will be over. I thank
God for it, and for all He has given me in this life. But I look forward to
Heaven. I look forward to the reunion with friends and loved ones who have gone
on before. I look forward to Heaven’s freedom from sorrow and pain. I also look
forward to serving God in ways we can’t begin to imagine, for the Bible makes
it clear that Heaven is not a place of idleness. And most of all, I look
forward to seeing Christ and bowing before Him in praise and gratitude for all
He has done for us, and for using me on this earth by His grace—just as I am. Just
As I Am: The Autobiography of Billy Graham by Billy Graham and Cliff Barrows]
AUTHOR: Billy
Graham A.K.A William Franklin
"Billy" Graham, Jr. (born November 7, 1918) is
an American Christian evangelist, ordained as a Southern Baptist minister, who
rose to celebrity status in 1949 with the national media backing of William
Randolph Hearst and Henry Luce. His sermons were broadcast on radio and television,
some still being re-broadcast today. Graham is notable for having been a
spiritual adviser to several United States Presidents; he was particularly
close to Dwight D. Eisenhower and Richard M. Nixon. During the civil rights
movement, he began to support integrated seating for his revivals and crusades;
in 1957 he invited Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. to preach jointly at a huge
revival in New York City, where they appeared together at Madison Square Garden,
and bailed the minister out of jail in the 1960s when he was arrested in
demonstrations. Graham operates a variety of media and publishing outlets. According
to his staff, more than 3.2 million people have responded to the invitation at
Billy Graham Crusades to accept Jesus Christ as their personal Savior. As of
2008, Graham's estimated lifetime audience, including radio and television
broadcasts, topped 2.2 billion. Graham has repeatedly been on Gallup's list of
most admired men and women. He has appeared on the list 55 times since 1955
(including 49 consecutive years), more than any other individual in the world.
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