1 Corinthians 4:19 - Low, Slow and Not Too Much

 

1 Corinthians 4:19

NKJV

But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord wills, and I will know, not the word of those who are puffed up, but the power.

 

NLT

But I will come—and soon—if the Lord lets me, and then I’ll find out whether these arrogant people just give pretentious speeches or whether they really have God’s power

 

Do I speak words in my own power, or do I let God lead? In verse eighteen, I kinda jokingly said that Paul was saying “don’t make me come over there” Paul was not trash talking here, he was basically reminding the Corinthians that the same power continues to show that God’s authority is with Paul.

 

Back to the first question, do I speak words in my own power, or do I let God lead? What God says, and how He leads me, is way more important than anything I can say. Unfortunately, sometimes my mouth gets in gear and the things that come out are not run through the Holy Spirit filter at all. My friend Carl was a really slow talker, a lot of people didn’t think he was very smart. But what I figured out about him was that he was serious about his relationship with Christ. He measured everything he said, it didn’t leave his mouth without him capturing it and making sure it was run through that God filter.

 

Wouldn’t that be a good idea for all of us?  John Wayne said, “talk low, talk slow and don’t say too much” This is really good advice we should all follow. Because if we don’t, then another John Wayne quote comes into play, “Life is hard; it’s harder if you’re stupid.”

 

Low, slow, and not too much,

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