1 CORINTHIANS 2.1-16--RM/YOU--MYSTERIES REVEALED

Wednesday, July 17, 2013

11:24 AM

Paul had focused on You and You only.  There was no "expertise" to impress or attract any one by any means.  He spoke only what You gave him without any "attractive" speaking abilities.

 

What You gave him was/is greater than the greatest wisdom and "how to" trainings of this world.  The wisdom of this world is passing away.  Only Your wisdom will remain into eternity.

 

I want to speak to others as he did--only of Christ, only of His love and grace.

 

All proclamation and teaching must be around the way of "grace by faith in Christ Jesus."

"Jesus Christ and Him crucified" is all that matters for Your eternal kingdom. 

Everything else will die.

 

[The planning and use of the hours of the days I have left must be for You and from You, for You and from You only.  I suppose the reading and meditation plans that I have developed are effective enough for the time being.]

 

The only value is that I speak the words given by Your Spirit for Your purpose and therefore empowered by You.  I have no power and no wisdom, but You do.

 

"Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God." 1 COR. 1.24

 

This wisdom is directed towards developing knowledge of You and righteousness, holiness, and redemption.  (1.30)

 

You have a message of the wisdom You have planned before the foundation of the world.

This message and the wisdom it reveals was kept back until the coming of Christ.

 

The great wisdom of redemption and restoration is now being revealed by Your Spirit to those You choose out of the world for Your kingdom.

 

You revealed these previously  unknown and unrealized mysteries to Paul.

Paul wrote them down from his preaching and teaching.

You  have preserved them here for me today.

 

I can read and understand by Your Spirit opening my eyes to understand what Paul understood.

 

In reading this, then, you will be able to understand my insight into the mystery of Christ, which was not made known to people in other generations as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to God's holy apostles and prophets.

 Ephesians 3.4-5

 

You will proclaim to others the mysteries of these mercies through the insight You give me.