Reading I Corinthians 1,2,3
My Verse: "For the story and message of the cross is sheer absurdity and folly to those who are perishing and on their way to perdition, but to us who are being saved it is the [manifestation of] the power of God. (1:18)
Those that deny You, Lord, are totally incapable of seeing Your Truth for what it is. Paul went on to say. "But the natural, unspiritual man does not accept or welcome or admit into his heart the gifts and teaching and revelations of the Sprirt of God, for they are folly to him; and he is incapable of knowing them. . . " (2:14) One needs Your Spirit to understand spiritual matters.
I think of all the teaching about what happens when someone rejects You when You do reveal Yourself to them, like the Israelites. Like the king of Egypt. Sadly, their hearts became harder.
I think of an individual who continues to deny You. There was a time when he was somewhat soft to You for I had spoken to Him of You and I believe You were revealing Yourself to him, but as he continues to deny You, I see his heart become harder and harder. He now scoffs. His very visage has changed. Oh, Lord, it is hard to see this happen. I still pray for him. I pray that You will yet have mercy on him and reach out to him.
John 6:44 says. "No one is able to come to Me unless the Father Who sent Me attracts and draws and gives him the desire to come to Me." Our pastor spoke of this at last Sunday service. We,humans, are incapable of reaching out to You, without You enabling us. This is a hard truth, but it is truth.
You do reach out to us and reveal Yourself to us in many ways. "In many separate revelations and in different ways God spoke of old . . . But in the last of these days He has spoken to us in the [person of a ] Son . . ." (Hebrews 1:1,2) Thank You, Lord, for reaching out to us! Thank You for sending Jesus!
Oh, Lord, I must ask forgiveness here. There are times when I grow impatient and even incredulous and question how can man be so ignorant? How can they refuse to see You?! And yet only because You reached out to me was I able to see You!
Yes, You are sheer absurdity to the natural and unspiritual man. So Lord, I pray for those that do not see You. I pray the scales will come off their eyes. And I pray they will not reject you but see the wonderful Truth of Who You are!
"You are my God and I will confess, praise, and give thanks to You. You are my God, I will extol You." (Psalm 118:28)
My Verse: "For the story and message of the cross is sheer absurdity and folly to those who are perishing and on their way to perdition, but to us who are being saved it is the [manifestation of] the power of God. (1:18)
Those that deny You, Lord, are totally incapable of seeing Your Truth for what it is. Paul went on to say. "But the natural, unspiritual man does not accept or welcome or admit into his heart the gifts and teaching and revelations of the Sprirt of God, for they are folly to him; and he is incapable of knowing them. . . " (2:14) One needs Your Spirit to understand spiritual matters.
I think of all the teaching about what happens when someone rejects You when You do reveal Yourself to them, like the Israelites. Like the king of Egypt. Sadly, their hearts became harder.
I think of an individual who continues to deny You. There was a time when he was somewhat soft to You for I had spoken to Him of You and I believe You were revealing Yourself to him, but as he continues to deny You, I see his heart become harder and harder. He now scoffs. His very visage has changed. Oh, Lord, it is hard to see this happen. I still pray for him. I pray that You will yet have mercy on him and reach out to him.
John 6:44 says. "No one is able to come to Me unless the Father Who sent Me attracts and draws and gives him the desire to come to Me." Our pastor spoke of this at last Sunday service. We,humans, are incapable of reaching out to You, without You enabling us. This is a hard truth, but it is truth.
You do reach out to us and reveal Yourself to us in many ways. "In many separate revelations and in different ways God spoke of old . . . But in the last of these days He has spoken to us in the [person of a ] Son . . ." (Hebrews 1:1,2) Thank You, Lord, for reaching out to us! Thank You for sending Jesus!
Oh, Lord, I must ask forgiveness here. There are times when I grow impatient and even incredulous and question how can man be so ignorant? How can they refuse to see You?! And yet only because You reached out to me was I able to see You!
Yes, You are sheer absurdity to the natural and unspiritual man. So Lord, I pray for those that do not see You. I pray the scales will come off their eyes. And I pray they will not reject you but see the wonderful Truth of Who You are!
"You are my God and I will confess, praise, and give thanks to You. You are my God, I will extol You." (Psalm 118:28)
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