Day 278
Reading: 1 Corinthians 1:1 - 1 Corinthians 5:13
Paul kept in touch with his flocks. He felt it was his responsibility to know the affairs of the brethren. When writing to the Corinthians we find that he not only is answering their questions but also dealing with issues they had. Paul must have been made aware of the issues the believers were dealing with. He even got to know of situations where they erred by entertaining sin. As I meditated on what to write I felt I needed to highlight three things.
Firstly, as a believer understand that God has given you grace that enriches you in everything by Him in all utterance and knowledge 1 Corinthians 1:5. This statement struck me as I read it because it became a spotlight showing me that I had not really understood all that God has given me. God has enriched me with all I require for life. Life may say something else however God desires I reinforce it in me that God has enriched me in all things. I am not waiting for God to enrich me He already has. It's now my responsibility to manifest what God has done. The same way salvation requires my believing and outworking then I have a responsibility to grow into all that God has enriched me with. I woke up with one dominant thought: I am gifted by God; God has placed gifting in me that the world needs! See yourself as enriched by God. God is bigger than any sugar daddy or mummy! Better to be enriched by God than a man.
Secondly, God hates division. Let me confess that as I meditated on the divisions Paul mentions in his letter to the church in Corinth I became more aware of my folly in walking in division many times. God is calling His body to return to the place of loving one another not because we eat the same food but because we are believers. Today there are people who won't call others because they went to another church. God asked me a question? How do we expect to live in heaven when we don't love as God loves? Judgement is beginning in the house of God and those who are not walking in love will discover that they are being left behind. Each person has something to give that will enhance the Kingdom of God.
Thirdly, dont entertain sin. The church in Corinth played with sin. They allowed a brother to take his father's wife and they didnt deal with the matter. As I read this God asked me how much do I entertain sin in my life and those around me. God is holy and when we forget to walk in purity and allow sin to remain in our midst we miss God. We are to love sinners but hate sin. Dont make excuses for sin. Let me make this clear. A drunk person coming to church is not entertaining sin. We should be glad they came to church. Committing adultery is sin and weakens the body of Christ. May God unite our hearts to fear Him Psalms 86:11. God wants us to live upright.
Memory Verse: 1 Corinthians 2:4-5
Decree:
1 Corinthians 1:18
For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. (italics mine)
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