June 8, 2024 BUT ON THE POWER OF GOD
1 Corinthians 2:4-5 “And my message and my preaching were not were not in persuasive words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, that your faith should not rest on the wisdom of men, but on the power of God.”
We may find ourselves thinking that miracles and the demonstration of the power of God took place primarily in the days of the early church. For sure mighty miracles occurred during the days of the early church. Miracles served a purpose; they were demonstrations of the power of God. Paul and other writers of the New Testament did not present the message of the gospel with persuasive and smooth words but through the demonstration of the Spirt and of power. In the western world, we do not see many obvious miracles today-and I’m not sure why that is-that’s another subject. So, how do we see this message of Paul being worked out in our lives today? For staters, we should be praying that God would move in miraculous ways today. There is one foundational truth in this passage that we can embrace and act on today-even as we yearn to see the power of God manifested in greater ways. First, let us not live or have our faith based on the wisdom of men. In our culture, many or moved by persuasive words; many decisions made today are based on the wisdom of men. (Wisdom is good-if it’s the wisdom of God.) Sad to say, many churches or led by those who have persuasive speech and not by demonstration the power of the Spirit. Paul made it clear that his message and his preaching were not in persuasive words of wisdom. With that being said; even though we may not be seeing ‘great’ miracles, God is nonetheless at work in the lives of believers and He does do miracles today. Actually, if we are walking by the Spirit and not by the flesh, we experience many miracles. It is a demonstration of the Spirit when He directs our steps, when He impresses us to do a certain thing, when He directs our minds to godly thoughts, when He gives us opportunity to bless someone, etc. The point for us is to look for His miraculous works in the ‘small’ ways and in the ‘big’ ways. (All miracles are big.) Expect the Holy Spirit to be at work in us. Our faith is not to rest on the wisdom of men, but on the power of God. We belong to an all-powerful God and He makes His abode in us. Truly, our very life as a son or daughter of God is a miracle! We can live supernaturally.
2 Perter 1:3 “His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us to His own glory and excellency.”
Blessings, Buddy
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1 Corinthians 2:4-5 “And my message and my preaching were not were not in persuasive words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, that your faith should not rest on the wisdom of men, but on the power of God.”
We may find ourselves thinking that miracles and the demonstration of the power of God took place primarily in the days of the early church. For sure mighty miracles occurred during the days of the early church. Miracles served a purpose; they were demonstrations of the power of God. Paul and other writers of the New Testament did not present the message of the gospel with persuasive and smooth words but through the demonstration of the Spirt and of power. In the western world, we do not see many obvious miracles today-and I’m not sure why that is-that’s another subject. So, how do we see this message of Paul being worked out in our lives today? For staters, we should be praying that God would move in miraculous ways today. There is one foundational truth in this passage that we can embrace and act on today-even as we yearn to see the power of God manifested in greater ways. First, let us not live or have our faith based on the wisdom of men. In our culture, many or moved by persuasive words; many decisions made today are based on the wisdom of men. (Wisdom is good-if it’s the wisdom of God.) Sad to say, many churches or led by those who have persuasive speech and not by demonstration the power of the Spirit. Paul made it clear that his message and his preaching were not in persuasive words of wisdom. With that being said; even though we may not be seeing ‘great’ miracles, God is nonetheless at work in the lives of believers and He does do miracles today. Actually, if we are walking by the Spirit and not by the flesh, we experience many miracles. It is a demonstration of the Spirit when He directs our steps, when He impresses us to do a certain thing, when He directs our minds to godly thoughts, when He gives us opportunity to bless someone, etc. The point for us is to look for His miraculous works in the ‘small’ ways and in the ‘big’ ways. (All miracles are big.) Expect the Holy Spirit to be at work in us. Our faith is not to rest on the wisdom of men, but on the power of God. We belong to an all-powerful God and He makes His abode in us. Truly, our very life as a son or daughter of God is a miracle! We can live supernaturally.
2 Perter 1:3 “His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us to His own glory and excellency.”
Blessings, Buddy
[email protected]
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