Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil. 1 Corinthians 13:4-5
“Charity is gentle and benign, he who has this virtue does not withdraw easily, does not misjudge, nor is disturbed by any cause, and is very capable of calming and composing the most uncontrolled tempers and tempers.”
Anthony of Saint Anne Galvão (1739-1822).
Charity is love seasoned with grace and generosity. Notice it moves toward and not away from difficulty. Nothing phases, disturbs, or provokes it. It stays calm and composed even in hard situations when all others unravel.
Preaching went great yesterday, thanks to the generosity of God and His provision of two messages and one great translator, people got the messages! See the new header photo from one of the churches. My privilege was delivering them with gentleness and authority.
Today, I speak to more than 500 businesspersons. It’s another big event. As I sit with the Lord, I discern that charity is not giving them what I think they need but what God reveals to me as I move toward them.
What I mean by that is that I have a sense of the biblical content He wants me to deliver. I just don’t know how He wants me to package and share it. I pray he helps me not misjudge but to continue to touch hearts in a calm and composed way.