Friday
1 Corinthians 2:1-5
And I, when I came to you, brothers, did not come proclaiming to you the testimony of God with lofty speech or wisdom. For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. And I was with you in weakness and in fear and much trembling, and my speech and my message were not in plausible words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, so that your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men but in the power of God.
When sharing the gospel, our confidence is not in eloquence or human wisdom, but in the power and revelation of the Holy Spirit. Paul came to the Corinthians in weakness and fear, relying on the Spirit’s power rather than persuasive words, knowing that only God can reveal Christ to the heart. We are called to trust that God is already at work in those we share with, and to pray for the Spirit’s demonstration—through revelation, compassion, and even miracles—rather than relying on our own cleverness or strength.
Application:
In what conversation or relationship do you need to stop relying on your own words and instead ask the Holy Spirit to lead, empower, and reveal Jesus?
And I, when I came to you, brothers, did not come proclaiming to you the testimony of God with lofty speech or wisdom. For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. And I was with you in weakness and in fear and much trembling, and my speech and my message were not in plausible words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, so that your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men but in the power of God.
When sharing the gospel, our confidence is not in eloquence or human wisdom, but in the power and revelation of the Holy Spirit. Paul came to the Corinthians in weakness and fear, relying on the Spirit’s power rather than persuasive words, knowing that only God can reveal Christ to the heart. We are called to trust that God is already at work in those we share with, and to pray for the Spirit’s demonstration—through revelation, compassion, and even miracles—rather than relying on our own cleverness or strength.
Application:
In what conversation or relationship do you need to stop relying on your own words and instead ask the Holy Spirit to lead, empower, and reveal Jesus?