When I first came to you, dear brothers and
sisters, I didn't use lofty words and impressive wisdom to tell you God's secret
plan. 1 Corinthians 2:1
Paul was explaining God’s plan of salvation
for the Gentiles. The Good News—the gospel that described that how God loves
everyone…not just the Jews and that His Son, Jesus, had given His life in
sacrifice for each of them…for each of us. Amazing love. Paul didn’t have to
use big words—and we don’t either when we tell others about Jesus…about God’s
plan. Plans are good. I remind myself regularly that those who fail to plan…fail.
They aren’t going where they should go and doing what they should do…or even
want to do…because they’ve no goals or plans.
Plans are good. Do you have a
plan for telling others about Jesus? Without a plan—failure may rear its ugly
head…and then it’s all over. The end. The culmination of something very
important. Information that is essentially valuable for anyone…for everyone.
Without the knowledge of Jesus as the Savior of the world…and for the whole
world…someone could easily be lost forever—bound for hell, just because we didn’t
have a plan—no significant preparation or even idea of how to tell someone
about the most important person in your life—Jesus. Paul didn’t use a fancy
vocabulary. He was speaking to new believers in Corinth. He kept his message simple.
And my message and my preaching were very
plain. Rather than using clever and persuasive speeches, I relied only on the
power of the Holy Spirit. I did this so you would trust not in human wisdom but
in the power of God. 1 Corinthians 2:4-5. Keep it simple—rely on the Holy Spirit to give
you the words to say. That is just what Paul did earlier when he wrote to the
church at Thessalica. The Holy Spirit will give you words to say. Pray.
Prayer
~ Holy Spirit, give me words to say that would be age appropriate and would
bring You honor and glory. It is so important to tell others about Jesus Christ—and
we don’t need to go half-way around the world…just next door. Thank You, Jesus,
for your sacrifice
© 2016 by Mickey M. Hunacek. All rights reserved.
All scripture quoted from the New Living Translation (NLT)
unless otherwise noted.
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