Good morning ladies,
The word of the day is “nosophobia.” I have been reading from the book of first
Corinthians lately. The church there had
a pretty big task. They were pretty much
in the middle of some straight up sin madness!
It was almost like planting the very first church in the middle of Las
Vegas. Could you imagine having that
task? Most of us would not be able to
handle that kind of pressure. But, the Apostle
Paul knew that the people could survive.
He wrote the church a couple of letters, of which we know. I love what he has to say right before the
famous love passage in chapter 13.
"If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not
love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 If I have the gift of
prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith
that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. 3 If I give all I
possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames, but have not love, I
gain nothing.” ~1 Cor 13:1-4
I would imagine that there were probably some moments in
this church where the people do not think they are going to make it. With all of the sin that was around them,
this disease spread by the Evil One was very rampant. And I think we can all relate… this being flu
season, I feel like sometimes I am suffering from an acute case of nosophobia,
- the fear of disease! Well, this is
what the people in Corinth were dealing with.
Sin was trying to overtake them at an incredible rate. The only hope that the people had was to
cling to one another and love each other like their lives depended on it; and
their spiritual lives DID depend on it.
Here’s
my question: is your life a clanging symbol, or something that others could
look towards as a spiritual melody? My
prayer is that you read the Scriptures and ask God to give you an attitude of
love, and all situations. As Christians,
we are called to love one another so that each person might have a good
representation to follow. I know you can
do it. God has his hand upon you.
Praying for you,
Mo
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