If you could be someone else for a day, who would you be, and why?

The person I would like to be for a day has passed away now, but if I could choose it would be Billy Graham at one of his crusades.

I would love to know what it felt like to look out over huge crowds and see people streaming to the front to receive Jesus as their Lord and Saviour.

In the image above from 1973, there was 1.1 million people present in Soul, South Korea. Imagine preaching to 1.1 million people and tens of thousands receiving Christ. It would be truly amazing.

Before I finish I want to end with one of his most famous quotes.

Someday you will read or hear that Billy Graham is dead. Don’t you believe a word of it. I shall be more alive than I am now. I will just have changed my address. I will have gone into the presence of God.

What is your all time favorite automobile?

My favourite all time car that I owned is my 1973 Holden HQ Monaro. I had that when I first got my licence. It had a huge V8 engine and quite a few other performance mods as my friends and I would race at the drags.

My favourite all time is the Corvette Stingray pictured above. A person who was driving through our town stopped for a break. I got talking to him and he asked if I wanted a photo in it. I jumped at the chance. It had a 454 Chev motor and it sounded amazing with the pipes on the side.

If I had to choose between one of them above it would be very hard. My sentimental side would say my Monaro, but my rev head side would say the Corvette.

What is one thing you would change about yourself?

What would I change? I would change my heart to be more wholehearted for God. I would change it so I would love and trust Him more. So I would offer Him my whole self unreservedly. So I could echo the words of Jesus, “Not my will, but yours be done”.

As I type I am reminded of an old quote from John Wesley…

Give me one hundred preachers who fear nothing but sin and desire nothing but God, and I care not whether they be clergymen or laymen, they alone will shake the gates of Hell and set up the kingdom of Heaven upon Earth.

What will your life be like in three years?

This is an interesting question. I find it interesting in light of world events and the return of Jesus. To me there are three options.

1. I will be here with Jesus doing my best to serve Him every day.
2. I would have died and be in heaven with Jesus.
3. Jesus would have come back and I will be with Him in the new heaven and new earth.

The reality is we can make our plans, but ultimately God orders our steps. So I may still be here serving Jesus?

The other reality is the Bible tells us that no one knows the date or time of His return. He may come back in less than three years time?

The key is to prayerfully make our plans as if we will be here for a long time, but know in reality God may call time on this world at any moment.

Where will I be in three years time? Only God truly knows.