October 3, 2017 - “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.” (2 Corinthians 1:3-4)
Our role as children of the Most High God. To comfort others in their afflictions as we ourselves have been comforted in our afflictions by the Lord God. Our role is to reflect the joy and goodness of our Lord Jesus in our daily lives that all people we meet each day will see in us, that something special that is living and walking each day with the Lord Jesus. This we must do each day.
“For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.” (1 Corinthians 1:18) For many who are perishing no words will convict, but for more, seeing is believing, and to see the proper example of Christian living projected through us is more powerful than any spoken or written word. For many must see evidence of faith before listening to the words of God.
“For Jews demand signs and Greeks seek wisdom, but we preach Jesus Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and folly to Gentiles, but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and true wisdom of God.” (1 Corinthians 1:22-24)
The power of the living God, showing his power and majesty through the weakest of people.
“For consider your calling, brothers: not many of you were wise according to worldly standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth. But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong.” (1 Corinthians 1:26-27)
Yes, God uses those of common abilities and modest means to shame the most powerful of the world. For in our weakness Gods power is manifest for all mankind to see. By our lives, lived in Christ, God is glorified.
For only through our life’s testimony, as living examples of faith, can the faith of many come to rest not in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.
There is a gospel song which sings of the light of each child of God, it says; “this little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine.”
That is what God is asking of each of his children this very day, that each of us let our light shine forth into the darkness of this world that the forces of evil will be illuminated by the glory of the Lord. For in the light, evil is no more.
Every Christian is called by God to serve him and not our own earthly desires or the wishes of mankind for once we are saved the love of Christ controls us.
“For the love of Christ controls us, because we have concluded this; that one has died for all, therefore all have died; and He died for all, that those who live might no longer live for themselves but for Him who for their sake died and was raised.” (2 Corinthians 5:14-15) “For our sake He made Him to be sin, who knew no sin, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.” (2 Corinthians 5:21) Any Questions!!!
“This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine; this little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine; this little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine; let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.”
It's your call to serve, let it shine for Christ. May his blessings be yours today.
