Christ's Charisma
Charisma is from the original Greek word kharisma, the definition being: - a favour which one receives without any merit of his own
- the gift of divine grace
- the gift of faith, knowledge, holiness, virtue
- the economy of divine 'grace' (charis), by which the pardon of sin and eternal salvation is appointed to sinners in consideration of the merits of Christ laid hold of by faith
- grace or gifts denoting extraordinary powers, distinguishing certain Christians and enabling them to serve the church of Christ, the reception of which is due to the power of divine grace operating on their souls by the Holy Spirit
Billy Graham had huge charisma and he never took himself too seriously.
Max Lucado recalls 'I first met Billy Graham when he came to San Antonio in 1997 for a Crusade. I served on a prayer team which met backstage with him prior to each evening's event. On the first night, I was escorted to the room and told that Mr. Graham was already inside, waiting for me. I expected to find him in prayer or reading his Bible or, if nothing else, reviewing his notes. He wasn't. He was joking around with his brother. He had snatched his brother's baseball cap off his head and dared me to rub his brother's head. The evangelist was only minutes from addressing 60,000 people and he was joking around about his brother's scalp. Such joy is refreshing. We religious folk tend to be so serious that we repel. Billy Graham was contagiously happy.'
No bible verse today, but I would like to share this wonderful interview with you, do watch it when you have time (maybe in your lunchbreak) the attractiveness of Christ's charisma shines through Billy Graham as Woody Allen interviews him. I'm not sure who was the most humorous! The Lord desires to transform us too to become more like him – now that's refreshing!
Woody Allen interviews Billy Graham [YouTube 10 mins]
Dawn Milward
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