1 Corinthians 4:10 - Who do you love?

 

1 Corinthians 4:10

NKJV

We are fools for Christ’s sake, but you are wise in Christ! We are weak, but you are strong! You are distinguished, but we are dishonored! 

 

NLT

Our dedication to Christ makes us look like fools, but you claim to be so wise in Christ! We are weak, but you are so powerful! You are honored, but we are ridiculed.

 

Bibleref.net:  Paul is comparing the spiritual lifestyles of those in Corinth with that of the apostles of Jesus. He wants them to see what it has cost those who minister to them to serve Christ in this way. Maybe more than that, however, Paul also wants them to question whom they are truly serving as they continue to lead lives marked by wealth and power.

 

George Thorogood covered a Bo Diddley song where he asked the question “who do you love?” I believe this is probably a good question for us as believers too.  Yesterday was about putting down that old carcass, our old selves, and picking up the power of the grace we’ve received.  It’s hard to put down something if we don’t know who we love or why you should love them.  Let’s start with the obvious, love Jesus.  Because He first loved us (1 John 4:19); while we were sinners, He died for us (Romans 5:8); and He has great plans for us (Jeremiah 29:11).  These are some of the obvious things to me.

 

More subtle, is the fact that God created this world out of love; and every breath we take is a picture of that love.  Think about the miracles that we see every day, and we don’t see them as miracles.  God’s love is in the details, clear down to what holds our cells together.  So if we can learn to appreciate the small details of God’s love, then the big ones will blow our socks off.

 

So the question is, do we love God enough to put Him before all the other things we struggle with?  Are we going to accept the power of the Holy Spirit and put down our old carcass (sins); or are we going to say “Jesus, your death wasn’t enough”

 

Talkin’ to me today,

cej