Who Is Ruth Graham?

I have been to a Billy Graham crusade and loved it! I've always wondered about Billy Graham in how he has remained faithful to the Lord all these years. Some renown church leaders over the years have fell into the trap of money, power, and sex, but Billy Graham remained faithful. How has he been able to remain steadfast through the years?

Well the obvious answer is that he has consistently (moment by moment) relied in the power of Jesus Christ through the Holy Spirit. He also has made up his mind not to compromise on his beliefs and let people question his integrity. But in the midst of his firm foundation stood his beloved wife, Ruth Graham.

When I think of Billy Graham's wife in how she supported him, I automatically think about my wife, Shoshannah. Without Shoshannah, I don't know where I would be right now. Perhaps without my wife, I would probably find myself compromising on a whole lot of things, getting lost, and morally falling apart. Billy Graham was blessed to have a wife who stood alongside of him all these years!

Today, Billy Graham's wife Ruth passed away at the age of 87. I don't know anything about Ruth Graham, but the way Billy Graham talked about her, I now have a better understanding and appreciation of her. Billy Graham states, ""Ruth was my life partner, and we were called by God as a team. No one else could have borne the load that she carried. She was a vital and integral part of our ministry, and my work through the years would have been impossible without her encouragement and support. I am so grateful to the Lord that He gave me Ruth, and especially for these last few years we've had in the mountains together. We've rekindled the romance of our youth, and my love for her continued to grow deeper every day. I will miss her terribly, and look forward even more to the day I can join her in Heaven."

Praise God for her wonderful legacy!

25 She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come.
26 She speaks with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue.
27 She watches over the affairs of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness.
28 Her children arise and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her:
29 "Many women do noble things, but you surpass them all."
30 Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.
31 Give her the reward she has earned, and let her works bring her praise at the city gate.

Proverb 31: 25-31