Billy Graham’s body is being laid to rest here in Charlotte, North Carolina today.
Few ministers have impressed me like Billy Graham. Though he was a man who was not perfect, he reflected a key value which I wish many other ministers did: Humility!
Though he was passionate about challenging people young and old to “surrender to Christ”, there was always humility about him. Having great power to influence millions, he always seem to keep his own importance in check. Most minister I have come to know, either personally or in conferences, seem to lose the battle over their own importance. Often, once they become successful with large churches and writing books, they seem to get caught up in the notion that they are great rather than always remembering the Christ needed to die on the cross to justly forgive their personal sin just like everyone else. Rich or poor, famous or not.