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1 Corinthians 4:9
NKJV
For I think that God has displayed us, the apostles, last, as
men condemned to death; for we have been made a spectacle to the world, both to
angels and to men.
NLT
Instead, I sometimes think God has put us apostles on display,
like prisoners of war at the end of a victor’s parade, condemned to die. We
have become a spectacle to the entire world—to people and angels alike.
In a
commentary that I was reading today, it talked about two things. One, Paul wanted the Corinthian Christians to
understand how much those who serve have sacrificed in order to do the will of
God; and two, he wanted them to understand that a life spent in service to
Christ may include loss and pain instead of wealth and power.
I am
guilty of thinking of myself as spiritually privileged, just like the
Corinthian Christians. Sometimes this is
thoughts of “God is going to be ok with my continued sin because He has already
saved me”, that’s pretty arrogant isn’t it! Don’t misunderstand me, I believe
that once we know Christ as our Savior, then He never leaves us (Hebrews 13:5). The arrogance comes in me not accepting this
gift to walk away from my sin. Our
Father in heaven does not want us to continue to pick up that old carcass (who we
were before Christ) that we used to be.
We are made new and are no longer that old person.
So
today, I want to lay down that old carcass
and quite dragging it around. Life in,
and of, itself is hard enough, without carrying around all of the things that Jesus
Christ has given me the power to walk away from. I want to hook onto the grace that I’m given,
with every grip that I can get from my spurs.
What
about you today? You in on dumping the
old carcass?
Not dragging
it today,
cej
