God proved His love on the Cross. When Christ hung, and bled, and died, it was God saying to the world, 'I love you.'
Billy GrahamRead
Believers, look up - take courage. The angels are nearer than you think.
Interpretation
The quote encourages believers to find strength in their faith, reminding them that divine support is always close at hand.
Billy Graham's quote serves as a powerful reminder for those who have faith, urging them to seek courage in their beliefs. It reassures believers that they are not alone in their struggles; instead, they have spiritual support and guidance from a higher power, represented by angels. This presence can provide strength and comfort, especially in difficult times.
In practice
In a motivational speech addressing a group of young believers.
God proved His love on the Cross. When Christ hung, and bled, and died, it was God saying to the world, 'I love you.'
The wonderful news is that our Lord is a God of mercy, and He responds to repentance.
Don't ever hesitate to take to [God] whatever is on your heart. He already knows it anyway, but He doesn't want you to bear its pain or celebrate its joy alone.
God will not force himself upon us against our will. If we want his love, we need to believe in him. We need to make a definite, positive act of commitment and surrender to the love of God. No one can do it for us.
Success in God's eyes is faithfulness to His calling.
Heaven doesn't make this life less important; it makes it more important.
I'm grateful for rain because, when I was kidnapped, that meant that I had something to drink.
Fidelity to the law of your own being is an act of high courage flung in the face of life.
There must be what Mr. Gladstone many years ago called a blessed act of oblivion. We must all turn our backs upon the horrors of the past. We must look to the future. We cannot afford to drag forward across the years that are to come the hatreds and revenges which have sprung from the injuries of the past.
So instead of acknowledging applause, I stand there unmoving while they take part in the boldest form of dissent they can manage. Silence. Which says we do not agree. We do not condone. All of this is wrong.
The moment I understood this - that my Parkinson's was the one thing I wasn't going to change - I started looking at the things I could change, like the way research is funded.
Two or three things I know for sure, and one is that I'd rather go naked than wear the coat the world has made for me.
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