1 Corinthians 1:4-9

 

1 Corinthians 1:4-9

 

NKJV

I thank my God always concerning you for the grace of God which was given to you by Christ Jesus, that you were enriched in everything by Him in all utterance and all knowledge, even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you, so that you come short in no gift, eagerly waiting for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ,  who will also confirm you to the end, that you may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.  God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

 

NLT

I always thank my God for you and for the gracious gifts he has given you, now that you belong to Christ Jesus.  Through him, God has enriched your church in every way—with all of your eloquent words and all of your knowledge.  This confirms that what I told you about Christ is true.  Now you have every spiritual gift you need as you eagerly wait for the return of our Lord Jesus Christ.  He will keep you strong to the end so that you will be free from all blame on the day when our Lord Jesus Christ returns.  God will do this, for he is faithful to do what he says, and he has invited you into partnership with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

 

Simply put, God is faithful.  We have gifts that build us up.  Which comes back to identity, who we are in Christ.  We have been gifted with words and knowledge and spiritual gifts to serve others.  Our head may know these things, but do we believe them in our heart?  That’s a harder question.  Sometimes we have to act on our head knowledge in order to get our hearts up to speed.

 

The work of God in the Corinthian Christians could be seen by what they said, by what they learned, by a supernatural element in their lives, and by their expectant anticipation of Jesus’ return. (Enduring Word Commentary)

 

We can have the same gifts as the church at Corinth, but they are nothing if we don’t give credit where credit is due.  All we have is a gift from God, and when we don’t give Him the credit for it…our gifts are of little value.  If God is faithful with His gifts, are we being faithful with the gifts given to us?

 

Gifted,

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