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1 Corinthians 4:8
NKJV
You are already full! You are already rich! You have reigned
as kings without us—and indeed I could wish you did reign, that we also might
reign with you!
NLT
You think you already have everything you need. You think you
are already rich. You have begun to reign in God’s kingdom without us! I wish
you really were reigning already, for then we would be reigning with you.
Bibleref.net: Some
Bible teachers believe the Corinthians began to misunderstand Christian teachings,
thinking they should be experiencing the pleasure and authority of heaven on
this side of eternity. Others believe Paul
means they are simply acting as if they don’t need and are not accountable to Christ. Either way, their “puffed up” attitudes show
they have a flawed view of their own place in the kingdom of God.
I am always
trying to bring these to some kind of application in my life. Some way that I can relate my personal life
to what is being said in the verse. I’m
convicted today. There have been times
in my life, recently too, where I felt I deserved something. I felt my role should have been greater than
it was, thankfully it wasn’t. Because
praying men placed me in that role to serve.
It was a dose of humble pie for sure!
Thank God! Everything I have is
from the Lord. My time…my talents… and
my treasures…all of it! It’s all a gift
from God, and there is only one reason I deserve any of it. The blood of Christ made me worthy.
What
about you today? As my dad would say, “are
you getting too big for your britches?” What do you have going on that you’re maybe
taking too much credit for? When we get
to the point where we feel like we deserve something….isn’t that worshiping
self? Self-evaluation is a good thing
and we can all examine ourselves today.
Be humble,
cej
