1Corinthians 2: 1-5
- When I came to you, brothers, I
did not come with eloquence or superior wisdom as I proclaimed to you the
testimony about God.
For I resolved to know nothing while
I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. I came to you in weakness and
fear, and with much trembling. My message and my preaching were not with
wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit's power, so that your faith might not
rest on men's wisdom, but on God's power.
Well…I had a hard time not copying and pasting the whole
second chapter…you really need to read this whole chapter. I love how Paul admits that he is powerless…admitting
his weaknesses….declaring his fear to the whole world. Paul flat out declares to everyone that his ability
to speak and teach …his ability to remain cool and calm even under he extreme
conditions of imprisonment…come from the Holy Spirit. Every word that he spoke ….or wrote in a
wonderful letter ….every song that he sang in prison….every ounce of his energy
and will were powered by the spirit. And
its power is free…unlike the gas I am paying $3.89 for every week to power my
car!
I am learning just how true this….for I too must admit that
I am nothing…know nothing….have a horrible memory problem….and absolutely have
no rhythm. I have a total fear of
speaking to a crowd…unless they are a bunch of silly teens….for some reason ...they
laugh at all my mistakes. I wake up some
mornings in awe that he has ever accomplished anything with me inside a
classroom.
So…I began a journey of rereading the Bible straight through
a little over a year ago….and I made a promise to myself. I would not take anything at face value…I
would really read and pray for God to open up the hidden wisdom in every
chapter of his great book….and he has.
Each night I have to tell myself to stop after one or two chapters…to
digest all that each one contains. And I
will never be satisfied with starting my day any other way but processing the
wisdom I read about the night before by writing….it is nothing more than
amazing to sit and allow his spirit to help me write.
Father…I thank you for the gift of the Holy Spirit…..and the
power he can give to all of us. I sit in
tears once again…so humbled and amazed that you chose to reveal even the
smallest bit of wisdom and strength to me.
I shout out to the rooftops how very lowly I am…like Paul I admit every
weakness….every fear…so that you can send more of your spirit to give me
strength….so that you can make me a worthy vessel to use to share your
gospel. So all the people who know me
will see you instead! Amen.
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