Moment to Moment

How will I benefit you?

Paul’s talking a lot here about things like prophesy and tongues which I’ve written about in other places.

But today, these words struck me:

How will I benefit you? (1 Corinthians 14:6)

That was Paul’s heart whenever he spoke, either in preaching, or in one-on-one conversations: How can I benefit you?

That’s the kind of heart I want whenever I have the chance to talk with someone.

I don’t want to be “speaking to the air.” (1 Corinthians 14:9)

If I can say just five words that will build someone up, that’s what I want to do. (1 Corinthians 14:19)

Lord, give me Paul’s heart. Give me your heart. Let every word I speak be a blessing to everyone I meet.