My Answer
From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham
Q: Life is hard every day. I have so many things to deal with, and while I’m a Christian, I can’t do what other people say I should be doing – helping to feed others and do for others. Does that make me a bad Christian? – B.C.
A: To say we love God and care nothing for our fellow man is to deny God’s own Word. Persona faith in Jesus Christ is what makes us able to reach out to others. It’s by His power that we become a testimony for Him.
A cartoon once depicted a man rowing a boat toward a golden shore labeled “Heaven.” All around him were people struggling in vain to reach the shore to safety, but he was heedless of their peril. He was singing, “I am bound for Heaven, hallelujah!”
When we have the Lord in our hearts, He gives us peace with Him and peace with others. This is our calling, to be His light in a dark world. People may say, “All I can do is pray,” as though it is the weakest offering, but when a person truly lifts up someone else to the Lord in prayer, His heart is touched.
Visualize a triangle. At the highest point write “God.” At the two lower points write “You” and “Others.” In geometric form you have a visual diagram of our relationship with God and man. Truth flows from God to the believer and out to others who cross our paths. We become obedient channels of His truth, His light, and His love.
“Everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. He who does not love does not know God, for God is love. In this the love of God was manifested toward us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him” (1 John 4:7–9, NKJV).
(This column is based on the words and writings of the late Rev. Billy Graham.)
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