Read: 1 Corinthians 1-4
Corinth was a Greek city where Paul lived one and a half years. After he left he sent them these letters we know as First and Second Corinthians. He prayed that they would not be lacking in any one of the gifts of God. He also prayed that they would be one and not divided. They were divided on their leaders. They were following people instead of Jesus and this was causing division. This is exactly how denominations got started. Paul admonished them to look to Jesus alone to be their head and to be one in heart. Paul explained to them that God doesn’t usually call the people that the world esteems as wise and wonderful but he chooses the ones they reject. He chooses the weak and foolish and puts his great wisdom and power in them. Then everyone will know that it is God that is the one that is great, not that man. Paul put himself in that category. He wasn’t a great speaker and was afraid of the crowd. He determined to put his emphasis on God and not himself. What Paul did know was that God’s power would make up for his weaknesses. He also had seen that God reveals his wisdom to the foolish and confounds the wise. God gives us the mind of Christ.
In Chapter three, Paul teaches us that we are all building God’s building and the foundation has to be Jesus. The building we are building is our own temple where the Holy Spirit is going to dwell. We are all ministers of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God. In all this we are to be faithful to do the work of the gospel.
Lord, may we be faithful to build a temple where you can dwell and fill. May your strength overpower our weaknesses.
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