The late evangelist Billy Graham discussed how the Almighty God, who created the whole world, can do anything except interfere with a person’s will.
Billy Graham
Billy Graham left timeless messages about the nature of God. In one of his sermon clips, he shared about how God will never intervene in a person’s will, including their decision to follow God and be saved.
Billy first referred to Revelations 3:20 to prove his point. It says, “Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me.”
Free Will
The great evangelist highlighted how Jesus preferred knocking on someone’s door instead of barging in. According to Billy, Jesus is knocking on the church’s door. He is knocking at the doors of families, even knocking at your door.
“Why doesn’t He just push the door open and come in and save me? He never interferes with your will,” he said.
“You have a will of your own. That’s the way He made you. He made you in His image.”
Moreover, Billy explained that God respects one’s free will and that He can only warn people of the consequences with Him. But the decision is ultimately up to the individual’s choice.
Billy explained, “You can reject Him. You can go to your grave rejecting Christ and there’s nothing God can do about it. He will do everything in His power to warn you. He will do everything in His power to bring incidents across your path to stop you. But He won’t trespass on your will.”
Billy’s message teaches us that people must choose to open God’s gift to experience the freely given salvation through Jesus Christ. Jesus’ invitation for a relationship is extended to everyone but is only enjoyed by those who open their hearts to Him.
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