(God.tv/Screengrab)Evangelist Anne Graham Lotz, daughter of Billy Graham, speaks during the 2017 National Day of Prayer Observance at the United States Capitol on May 4, 2017 in Washington, D.C.
Posted on 02/12/2018 7:21:53 PM PST by SeekAndFind
At nearly 100 years old, famed evangelist Billy Graham has a difficult time hearing, seeing, and moving around — yet his mind is still clear as ever, his daughter Anne Graham Lotz has revealed.
The 69-year-old Lotz, the founder of AnGeL Ministries, gave an update on the health of her legendary father during a devotional delivered at Founder's Week, a week-long Bible conference on Moody Bible Institute's Chicago campus.
"I'd be remiss if I didn't bring you greetings from my father," she said. "I'm not sure he knows that I'm here. He doesn't track like he used to, but his mind is still clear."
"He can't see; he has a hard time seeing because of macular degeneration," she continued. "He's fairly deaf, I have to use a microphone and he wears a headset for me to speak to him. He's not mobile."
Despite his physical limitations, Lotz said her father is still "gorgeous" with white hair and blue eyes.
"He's just gotten quieter," she said. "It's as though he's said everything he wants to say and he's tired. And so, he listens, very precious, and it's wonderful to be in his presence."
(God.tv/Screengrab)Evangelist Anne Graham Lotz, daughter of Billy Graham, speaks during the 2017 National Day of Prayer Observance at the United States Capitol on May 4, 2017 in Washington, D.C.
Lotz's comments mirror those of her brother and the current president of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, Franklin Graham, who in December said his father's mind is still sharp.
"He's at home, he's resting well — he's just old. He doesn't see well, he doesn't hear very well but his mind is still good, his mind is still clear," Franklin Graham revealed to Fox & Friends.
When asked what he wanted everyone to know about the life and legacy of his father, Graham shared the Gospel as a testament to his dad's life.
"My father, all of his life, never veered from the calling God gave him — that was to preach the Gospel. To tell man and woman about a God that loves them and that is willing to forgive their sin if they're willing to repent, turn from their sin and by faith to believe on the name of Jesus Christ that God would save them and heal their heart and that they would have that hope for eternity of being with Him in Heaven," he testified. "I'm very grateful to his faithfulness, to his message."
Ahead of Graham's 100th birthday on Nov. 7, his grandson, the Rev. William Graham, is publishing his first book, Redeemed. From Thomas Nelson, the book is a devotional that weaves stories from Will and Billy's lives with quotes, photos, and inspirational messages, according to Publishers Weekly.
By October, Paraclete Press will release Billy Graham: The Man and His Message for Today by Lon Allison, who worked for the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association for a number of years before becoming a pastor.
Paraclete publisher Jon Sweeney said Allison was the perfect choice for book because he wanted "a strong evangelical book by someone who was sympathetic to Graham and who would be able to offer something new. This book doesn't break new ground in biography but it is a retelling from an insider's perspective."
In standard Graham fashion, Allison, an evangelist himself, ends each chapter with a Gospel invitation.
"In this way, it's a very Billy Graham-ish kind of book," said Sweeney. "Those who are new to Billy and those who knew him will see a book very much in his mold."
Billy is the great protestant leader of our time. God blessed him for this time.
Agreed. The most influential evangelist of the 20th century. A true and shining message of love and hope.
One other could match his talents, but he never got the play in America—South African farmer Angus Buchan. He has routinely drawn crowds in the tens of thousands in Africa and Europe. Rarely makes an appearance in America. In his 70s now and unlikely to make many more international trips. I love the clarion strong call of Angus.
Don’t know why, but for some long time now I’ve wondered that when this great man is gone from our midst, things will begin to go very bad for the rest of us.
ok. I am not familiar with him but I will try hard to do so. I like Rodney Howard Brown of South Africa. I dont always agree with his doctrine but I do not doubt his spirited fight for Christ. Thank you for your comment and may God bless us all.
**”He’s just gotten quieter,” she said. “It’s as though he’s said everything he wants to say and he’s tired. And so, he listens, very precious, and it’s wonderful to be in his presence.”**
Prayers for Billy Graham.
I’ve followed him since I was ten years old...
In several days I will be 75 years old...
God Bless this Man, he surly has earned his wings..Pray for him and our POTUS daily..Pray for America..One Nation Under God...and Free.
Yes. So true. God Blesses America because of Billy!!
Let me say this. You can not “earn” your wings. John 3:16-18 teaches that salvation is a gift to anyone who simply believes (accepts as true) that Jesus is the Son of God. Nothing else what so ever is required. Rest easy my friend. There is no judgement, no tithing , no church. Just believe. Like Paul.
Kind of like after President Reagan passed, things seemed to go rapidly downhill. Maybe President Reagan was the glue for the country's governmental structure and Billy Graham is the glue for the spiritual structure...
Could we see something close to that with DJT in the White House at this time?
“My father, all of his life, never veered from the calling God gave him — that was to preach the Gospel.”
“And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.”
This is what Billy Graham lived by, and that’s what separated him from a multitude of others in my mind.
Yes I believe God has heard our pleas & given us a reprieve from our enemies for a time. Thank God for President Trump!
Not only that, but earning “your wings” makes it sound like you will be an angel when you die. God created a finite number of angels. When a saved believer dies, they don’t become angels.
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