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For I know the plans I have for you,declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Jer 29:11 |
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Dear
Friend,
If you do not already have a habit of gathering daily manna the first thing in the morning (we can look at the example given to us in Exodus 16 and find the pattern for collecting daily manna), make it a habit. Establish your life and your schedule to allow you the necessary time to do your daily collection first thing every morning to give you the strength to make it through the day. And remember that today’s manna will not be sufficient for tomorrow; tomorrow’s manna must be collected tomorrow morning. Sunday, July 8, 2018
Today's Passage : Today's Passage:Subjecta:The Foolishness of God Bible Verse:1 Corinthians 1:18-25 (ESV) "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. For it is written, “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the discernment of the discerning I will thwart.” Where is the one who is wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? For since, in the wisdom of God, the world did not know God through wisdom, it pleased God through the folly of what we preach to save those who believe. For Jews demand signs and Greeks seek wisdom, but we preach 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 the wisdom of God. For the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men. " Message:
The Greeks were the first great philosophers; their writings on morality, good, and evil are profound even today. In fact, Plato arrived at the idea that there might be one great god by using his mind.
On the other side of the spectrum were the Hebrews, another people to whom questions of morality, good, and evil were the subject of copious study. The Hebrews, however, did not depend on their intellect, but on their fear and respect for commandments given to them by supernatural means, proven to them by miracles.
In today’s Scripture, Paul talks about the failing of both approaches. We cannot achieve salvation through our thoughts, no matter how brilliant we are; nor can we achieve it by following the code of conduct given to us by God, repeatedly demanding that He prove His existence and power through miracles. The only path to salvation is by accepting a grace that came to us by the death and resurrection of a man, the Son of God, Jesus Christ.
That sounds simple enough to say. In practice, it appears to be nearly impossible. Christians continually try to know God with their minds. Thousands of theology books attest to it. Countless doctrinal conflicts among Christians, to the point where they kill one another, prove it.
On the flip side, people claim holy power for themselves, their denomination, their country. They will worship a statue, or a flag, or a military or political victory. They imbue physical places and objects with miraculous powers. They will venerate the spot where somebody decided Jesus was born (almost certainly incorrect) or even the image of a bearded man on a piece of toast. They seek signs and miracles. But we need only one miracle, and have only one sign: the resurrected Christ.
Let us not be distracted by the “Greeks” or the “Jews.” We cannot find God in wisdom, for the resurrection of Christ emptied wisdom of its power. We cannot demand miracles, for the resurrection of Christ emptied earthly power of its meaning. Christ crucified is sufficient for all time. He cannot be improved upon. He cannot be augmented, He cannot be supplemented, He will not be repeated. His resurrection and ascension was a one-time event that changed everything. The miracle has already occurred! Why do we seek another?
Meditation : Prayer : May the Passion of Christ be ever in my heart. May your law and your goodness guide my every thought, O Lord. And may the power of your Holy Spirit flow through my words and my actions today, and throughout the week to come.,..Amen |
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