IN CHRIST IT IS ALWAYS “YES”
Keywords 1:20
For no matter how many promises God has
made, they are "Yes" in Christ. And so through him the
"Amen" is spoken by us to the glory of God.
1.
Paul sincerely wanted to visit the church in Corinth. He boasted of them, and
he wanted them to be able to boast of him as well. He did not make the visit he
planned, but it was not because
he was fickle. He was not saying one thing but doing another. Paul wanted them
to know that he saw them as the ones to whom Christ always declared, “Yes.” They as a church were the
testimonies of God’s grace. Their faith declared the glory of God. They
were the fruit of the promises God had made, and with Paul, they shared the
anointing of Christ to whom they belonged, guaranteed by his Spirit.
2. One of the reasons Paul did
not go to Corinth before was because he had written them a letter of rebuke.
They had allowed sin to take root in their fellowship. Paul did not want to
cause them pain or grief or distress by visiting them. He bore the distress and
tears himself, but he wanted to see their faith and share joy with them. Paul
loved them deeply, and he depended on Christ’s love to restore them.
Prayer Lord, thank you for Jesus, who
rebukes our sin but restores us in love. Help me to depend only on him.
One Word Depend
on Christ’s love
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