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Who's in Charge of a World That's Suffering? Billy Graham's Reprinted Book Reminds Readers God's Still in Control

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- [Paul] Billy Graham'sWho's In Charge of a World

That Suffers tackles tough questions

about troubles and woes.

His son, Franklin Graham,does a new introduction

for this just reissued book.

He writes, "Suffering isno surprise to the Lord.

Jesus warned that we wouldface uncertainty, persecution

and trouble of every kind.

He, Himself, suffered for us."

- God, no question, is in charge,

but we also know that theworld in which we live

is a fallen world and thatthe God of this age is Satan.

And we know that he controlsso much of what is going on

in the world, the badthings that are going on.

- There's so much darknessrising these days,

Graham suspects werebeginning to enter the time

of the book of Revelation,the end of days.

- This is I think an exciting time,

it's not something we should be afraid of,

but we need to know thatGod is still in charge

and that he writes thelast pages of history.

It's not going to be the Republican party,

the Democratic partyor the United Nations.

The Lord Jesus Christ comes back

and establishes his kingdom.

And for those that have puttheir faith and trust in him,

we know that we will be,our soul will be secure

in his hands.

- And there will be for eternity.

But that certainly doesn'tmean Christians are immune

from suffering while here on earth.

- [Franklin] We're not exempt,

we don't live in some kind of a bubble

and we are going to go through suffering.

And I think this book deals with that.

Until Armageddon was originaltitle, but we all face

these Armageddons in ourlife as we go through life,

these storms of life.

Jesus himself was in a storm.

He was with his disciplesout on the sea of Galilee

and a storm came upsuddenly without warning

and it was swamping the boat sinking.

- [Narrator] So his disciples woke Jesus

who commanded the storm be still.

- Of course the wind andthe waves is going to obey

his voice because he created it.

And when we put ourfaith and trust in him,

if we're in his boat,we don't have to worry

because his boat doesn't sink

and we just need to makesure we're in his boat.

- [Paul] You can find outhow to be sure in the pages

of Billy Graham's Who's InCharge of a World That Suffers.

In his introduction tothe book, Franklin writes,

"There is no need to worry,there is no need to wrestle,

there is no need towonder who is in charge

of a world that is suffering.

Look to Jesus Christ and live."

Paul Strand, CBN News, Washington.

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