Scripture Verses that Caught My Attention Today: 1 Corinthians 3:1-3 And so, brothers and sisters, I could not speak to you as spiritual people, but rather as people of the flesh, as infants in Christ. 2 I fed you with milk, not solid food, for you were not ready for solid food. Even now you are still not ready, 3 for you are still of the flesh. For as long as there is jealousy and quarreling among you, are you not of the flesh, and behaving according to human inclinations?
Observation: Paul says that the Corinthians were not ready to be spoken to as spiritual people. When does one become a spiritual person?
Application: There are times when I wonder if we ever, while we are on this earth, can really be spoken to as spiritual people. There is so much that gets in the way of our spiritual side. Desires, distractions, ambitions, personal insecurities and the like all clamor for our attention. Complicating matters is the fact that, well, we are placed in this world that “God so loved” (John 3:16). So the world is not all bad; hence there is no need or even benefit in trying to completely separate ourselves from it.
Still, the ways of the world are not all good either. And sometimes we buy into messages and/or assumptions that can only lead to, shall we say, a world of hurt. Paul does his level best to point people toward a better way, even if they are not quite ready for it.
Prayer: Lord, I can only pray that you would help us to be ready for the ways in which you long for us to live as your people in this world that you have so graciously made. In Jesus’ name. Amen.
(Scripture Readings today included: Job 33 and 1 Corinthians 1-3)
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