Be Encouraged by These Top 5 Billy Graham Sermons and Responses to Crisis
4. Billy Graham’s Prayer for the Middle East at the Start of the Gulf War
Slide 5 of 5
At the start of the first Gulf War, there was a tremendous amount of uncertainty and fear. The power in the Middle East was incredibly imbalanced, and there was a possibility of oil shortages which could have had tremendous fallout. Plus, of course, nothing strikes fear into people’s hearts as much as the word “war.”
Billy Graham released his prayer for the nation, that reminded us where we should place our trust, again calling our attention to Psalm 46.
“The Bible commands us to pray for "all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives" (I Timothy 2:2). Let us pray that God will give wisdom to all those leaders whose decisions can make a difference there, and for all the peoples ...