How An Uneducated Drunk Named Billy Bray
Got Saved For Jesus
Billy Bray was born in Cornwall England in 1794. When Billy became seventeen he embarked upon a life of drunkenness, fighting, theft, and many other sins narrowly escaping imprisonment and death. His wife Joanna also lived a sinful life. They both had reputations as the most wicked and evil people alive in England. One day a christian friend working by Billy in a coal mine gave Billy a book by John Bunyan titled Visions Of Heaven And Hell.
In 1823 after reading the book Visions Of Heaven And Hell, Billy decided to live a better life and learn about our Lord Jesus. Billy took his bible and hymn book, went upstairs, and spent the entire day in reading and prayer. After days and nights of seeking Jesus in prayer, Billy Bray got gloriously saved and became a new man altogether. The next day Billy's wife Joanna also got gloriously saved. Like Billy and Joanna Bray, you also can experience salvation and joy with Jesus. Get saved right now; Repent, decide to stop sinning, confess that Jesus is God, and believe that Jesus died for you on the cross, was buried, and rose again.
After Salvation Everyone Called Billy Bray God's Man With A Shout
Anytime You Saw Billy Bray He Was Smiling, Singing, And Shouting For Jesus
After Billy Bray got saved, Billy said I cannot express what I felt; I shouted for joy; Everything looked new to me; The people, the fields, the cattle, the trees; I was like a man in a new world. Wherever Billy preached or traveled, Billy would shout, leap, and dance for Jesus. People would tell Billy, there's no need to leap, dance, and make a lot of noise for Jesus. God's not deaf and God knows your heart.
Billy replied the devil's not deaf either and his sinners also make a lot of noise. Therefore I'm always gonna shout praises to Jesus everywhere. I shouted for the devil and I'm gonna shout louder for Jesus. Like Billy Bray, people have told Brother Bob you talk too much about Jesus. Brother Bob replies Correction I need to talk more about Jesus and thanks for the compliment while I leap for joy for everyone to see.
Billy Bray Would Tell Everyone This Blessed Quote
Jesus has made me glad and no one can make me sad
Jesus makes me shout and no one can make me doubt
Jesus makes me dance and leap and there's no one that can keep down my feet
Whenever you met Billy Bray, Billy was dancing leaping and shouting praises to Jesus. Whenever Billy Bray heard that anyone got saved for Jesus, Billy would shout Glory. Then Billy would pick up the saved person and leap with them for joy spinning and twirling for Jesus all around the room. One of Billy's favorite bible verses that made him always rejoice was Isaiah 12:1 that says And in that day, thou shalt say O Lord, I will praise thee; though thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned away, and thou comfortedst me.
Blessed Testimonies About Billy Bray
1) The Story About The Bridge Billy Bray Walked On
Billy Bray told everyone wherever I walk, when I lift up one foot it seems to say Glory To God and when I lift up the other foot it seems to say Praise The Lord and they keep on like that all the time I am walking. Therefore, whenever you saw Billy Bray walking, he was always saying Glory To God Praise The Lord. One night Billy was walking across a stone bridge saying Glory To God Praise The Lord.
His friends decided to play a joke on Billy while hiding under the bridge. When the friends heard Billy walking on the bridge praising Jesus, they yelled through a bullhorn Billy this is the devil I'm right under the bridge. And without missing a step, Billy said Bless God I didn't know you were that far away Glory To God Praise The Lord. We all need to be like Billy Bray and in everything give thanks. Don't ever let the devil steal your joy. Always keep praising Jesus and say Psalm 113:3 From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same, the Lord's name is to be praised. Then proclaim Psalm 51:15 O Lord, open thou my lips and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise.
Like Billy Bray Let Your Life Always Display The Following Three Sayings
Rejoice evermore
In everything give thanks
Pray without ceasing
Blessed Testimonies About Billy Bray
2) The Story About The Empty Potato Barrel
In everything and through everything Billy Bray always kept praising the Lord Jesus. One day after Billy Bray ran out of potatos, when he stuck his head into an empty potato barrel, Billy yelled Glory To God an empty potato barrel. And one minute later, a truck stopped by in front of Billy's home where a friend said Billy, Jesus told me to give you a bushel of potatos.
Blessed Testimonies About Billy Bray
3) The Story About A Dress For Joanna Bray In A Basket
One day Billy Bray bought a dress for his wife Joanna Bray and put it in a basket to carry home. While dancing happily and praising Jesus on his way home, Billy did not see the dress come out of the basket. When Billy got home his wife told him that the dress you bought me is not in the basket. Billy joyfully replied Glory to God I danced the dress out of the basket.
The next day Billy Bray told his church that he danced a dress out of a basket. The church took up an offering and gave Billy another dress for his wife. But then two days later, someone found Billy's lost dress and gave it to Billy. Billy rejoiced and told everyone Glory to God I got two dresses for one.
Blessed Testimonies About Billy Bray
4) The Story of How Billy Bray Used All His Money To Help A Farmer Buy A Cow
Billy Bray once found two little orphan children ( a boy and a girl) whose mother had died and whose father had run away. Billy added them to his own four children and he and Joanna brought them up in their own family till they could earn their own living. One day the little orphan girl got sick and Billy needed to take money to the doctor to get medicine for the little orphan girl.
Billy only had 37 cents to pay the doctor for the medicine. This would be like 37 dollars today in American money. On the way to the doctor's office, Billy heard a man crying behind a hedge who was a farmer. The poor farmer was crying because one of his cows died. Billy gave that farmer the 37 cents to buy a new cow.
And after Billy gave the 37 cents to the farmer, Billy said there's no sense now to visit the doctor. Well Glory To God Praise The Lord; I'll just jump over the hedge, go back home, and trust Jesus to heal my little orphan daughter. And when Billy got back home, the little orphan girl was totally healed. Billy was always giving away money trusting that Jesus promised give and it will be given to me good measure pressed down shaken together and running over will men give to my bosom. People said Billy Bray could not keep two hats two days if he knew a brother in Christ in want of one.
Blessed Testimonies About Billy Bray
5) The Story Of How Billy Bray Used All His Money To Build A Church
And Kept Praising Jesus After His Wife Joanna Died
One day the doctor told Billy and Joanna Bray that their little orphan boy had an incurable disease. Billy saved up a little money to prepare for the burial and funeral for this little orphan boy. Then one Sunday at church, the members needed more money to build the church pictured above. Billy Bray decided to give away all the money he saved for the little orphan boy to help build this church. Eventually, the little orphan boy got miraculously healed, grew up, got married, and had 10 children.
Billy Bray always praised Jesus and never let any trouble steal his joy. When Billy's wife Joanna died, Billy was leaping for joy on his furniture and all around his house. Everyone thought Billy had lost his mind. But Billy told everyone O Glory To God; Isn't it wonderful; Isn't it wonderful; Just think my wife's gone home to be with the angels. My dear wife has gone up with the bright ones. She's escaped earth's toils and sufferings to rest in the bliss of heaven.
Like Billy Bray We Need To Learn To Always Praise God
Through Everything With A Sacrifice Of Thanksgiving
Billy Bray Gave Jesus A Sacrifice Of Thanksgiving Saying
The kid's sick-OK Praise God
The kid's dying-OK Praise God
The wife's dead-OK Praise God
Billy Bray didn't let anything stop him from praising Jesus
because the joy of the Lord is our strength
Like Billy Bray in everything (not for everything) give thanks and always keep praising Jesus with a sacrifice of thanksgiving. My friend Brother Carl used to say even when you don't feel like praising Jesus, praise Jesus anyway and wave your hands at Jesus. Hebrews 13:15 tells us By Him (Jesus) therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually that is the fruit of our lips giving thanks to His name. And Psalm 116:17 says I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving and will call upon the name of the Lord.
Blessed Testimonies About Billy Bray
6) The Story About A Candelabra And How To Pray
Someone once asked Billy Bray How long should we pray at a time to stay healthy
Billy pointed to a candelabra that needed polishing and said
If you give it a rub every 5 minutes you'll keep it bright
But if you don't rub it a long time, it'll take a long rub to get it bright again
Blessed Testimonies About Billy Bray
7) The Story About The Day Billy Bray Died Rejoicing To Be With Jesus
Till the age of 73, Billy Bray danced, leaped, and shouted his way through each day praising our Lord Jesus. He told the doctor on his death bed, when I get to heaven doctor can I give everyone there your compliments and tell them that you'll be coming to peaceful heaven soon. At the time the doctor was not saved but years later this doctor got saved because of Billy's witness on his death bed. And Billy Bray's final word was Glory when he died on May 25, 1868.
Blessed Testimonies About Billy Bray
8) Billy Bray's Favorite Scriptures About Why We Should Always Praise Jesus
Billy Bray told everyone the following scriptures about why he always praised Jesus with a loud joyful shout. Billy said every time I seek the Lord I get happy because 1 Chronicles 16:10 says Glory ye in His holy name; Let the heart of them rejoice that seek the Lord. And Billy said that I always rejoice in Jesus because Psalm 30:11-12 says Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing; thou hast put off my sackcloth and girded me with gladness; To the end that my glory may sing praise to thee and not be silent; O Lord my God, I will give thanks unto thee forever.
Then Billy Bray told everyone that I'll keep leaping joyfully everywhere for Jesus because Jeremiah 31:13 says Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance; both young men and old together; for I will turn their mourning into joy, and I will comfort them and make them rejoice from their sorrow. And Isaiah 61:3 tells us To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that He might be glorified.
When Billy Bray would shout praises everywhere, people would say Billy you're a mad man. Billy would reply I'm a glad man and Glory To God Praise The Lord I'm a glad man forevermore because Psalm 40:2 says He (Jesus) brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock and established my goings. And He hath put a new song in my mouth; even praise unto our God; many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the Lord.
Billy Bray said I want to be like Pastor Edward Payson who said If men only knew the honour and glory that awaited them in Jesus, they would go about the streets shouting I am a christian saved by Jesus that men might rejoice with them in the blessedness of which they were soon to partake. Billy Bray told everyone even though I don't see Jesus, I always rejoice and praise Jesus because 1 Peter 1:8 says Whom having not seen ye love; In whom though now ye see Him not, yet believing ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory. And Philippians 4:4 tells us Rejoice in the Lord alway; and again I say rejoice. And remember James 1:2 tells us My brethren count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations.
Below Are The Words Of Billy Brays Favorite Hymn About Glory
Hark How the Heralds Of The Lord
Sing The Words And Receive Strength, Peace, And Joy
Hark how the heralds of the Lord
To endless joys invite us
Proclaim the everlasting Word
That to our God unites us
They cry to all the world to come
Your Saviour's gone before you
Return ye ransomed sinners home
To glory, glory, glory
Gross darkness flies before the sun
Back to the pit retiring
To us the glorious light is come
With hope our souls inspiring
Mercy and grace for all our race
Through Jesus is the story
There we may see Him face to face
In glory, glory, glory
Numbers increase from day to day
In Jesus' cause uniting
Sorrow and darkness flee away
His love their hearts delighting
Ethiopian lands stretch out their hands
Hearing the pleasant story
And thousands march from distant lands
To glory, glory, glory
Lepers are cleansed, the dead are raised
The lame now walk before Him
The dumb are taught to sing His praise
The blind see and adore Him
The rich, the poor, the young, the old
The infant, and the hoary
They all through Christ their crown insure
In glory, glory, glory
Then let us rally around the cross
Despising worldly pleasure
And gladly reckon all things loss
For Christ our hidden treasure
Rejoice and sing, The Lord is King
And we'll repeat the story
We'll make the heavenly mansions ring
With songs of glory, glory
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I pray in Jesus name this testimony about Billy Bray blesses multitudes all over this earth with great peace, joy, and strength. Feel free to email Brother Bob anytime at rz9tlm@gmail.com or write to Brother Bob Malkin 2233 Pinetree Lane Apt. N., Reynoldsburg, Ohio 43068. (614) 604-7133. Till we all meet again soon to lift up our Lord Jesus, everyone have a blessed day in Jesus name.
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