Focus: 1 Corinthians 1:4-5 - KJV
4. I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ; 5. That in every thing ye are enriched by him, in all utterance, and in all knowledge;
Romans 1:8
Jesus Christ is the Great Rabboni, meaning Teacher. He came into the world to teach us of the person of the Father as against what knowledge existed in the world prior to His coming. By His own teaching, we are made more knowledgeable and by extension, that which we know aids our utterances such that we then speak words seasoned with salt. All these are made possible by the grace we have from the Father by Jesus Christ. If that grace had not been released unto us, we would have remained in regular animal sacrifice, believing we are doing so for the cleansing of our sins through sinful ministers or priests who themselves first require to seek the cleansing of theirs before ours. We ought truly to give thanks to God for His grace released through Christ.
Imagine for a moment where we would have been if Christ had not offered us the grace by which we now have access to the father directly and can call Him Daddy. Incidentally, despite that which Christ has done, some still depend on the ministry of some “High Priests”, who themselves still require to be cleansed, as intermediaries between them and their God. If the role of the said “High Priests” be limited to pointing the people to Christ that they may receive the Holy Spirit and the understanding of all things about God and godliness, it would have been absolutely applaudable. But keeping the flock perpetually dependent on such to the extent that they remain babes in the affairs of their God, in this era of the Holy Spirit, is not something good for the growth of the body of Christ.
The Lord wants that, as believers, we should seek to be enriched by Christ in everything such that we become highly knowledgeable in the person and being of our God and Father, which should show in our utterances. Indeed, we ought by now to bring forth clearly only the fruit of the Spirit after having been schooled in Him, outgrowing the level of babes who are tossed to and fro by the winds of doctrines, but being able to stand even in the evil day.
SOLUTION: We need honestly to study to show ourselves approved unto God, workmen that need not be ashamed rightly dividing the word of truth. We can only rightly so divide if we know it ourselves. We can know it if we submit ourselves to learn from Christ as it is written in the Bible, and the Holy Spirit as He is commissioned to teach us all things.
Please pray:
· Give thanks to God for the grace He has given you in Christ Jesus that you may know Him
· Ask God to please forgive you for not taking adequate time to learn at the feet of Jesus before now
· Pray that the Lord will open your heart to receive the depth of the knowledge that the Holy Spirit is ready to release unto you by the power of Christ
· Ask that God will grant you the ability to put that which you learn of Him to good use dovetailing into good fruit and seasoned utterances from now on
· Ask for your daily bread for today
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