March 17, 2016: SOAP #2296:

Scripture: 1Corinthians (NIV) 2:4 My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power, 5 so that your faith might not rest on men’s wisdom, but on God’s power.

Observation: I think Paul knew it would do no good to persuade the Corinthians to trust in Jesus because of an eloquent message presenting truth in such a way that it could not be denied. When Paul left town, someone would come along and with an eloquent message would convince them to abandon their new faith. Their faith must be founded on God’s power.

Application: My greatest witness to the world may not be the words I speak, but the way I live. When people see God’s power making a change in me, they have hope that God will do the same for them. My life should be a demonstration of how God can lift a person above the trials and struggles of life to live joyfully in victory.

Prayer:   Lord, may your power be demonstrated in my life. Through the troubles and struggles of life may you shine out of me. Amen

Pastor Leon
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