The Lord gave us the gift of our bodies to be used for His glory. All things were created for the glory of God, even our bodies, so glorify God in and with your bodies.
Paul with great wonder and awe gets our attention to remind us who we are as Spirit-filled Christians and how we are to handle conflict and disputes as a result. Let us not forget who we are in Jesus and remember to handle conflict with our brothers and sisters according to God’s way and not the world’s way.
Pride and arrogance was causing issues in the church at Corinth to the point that they were standing against Paul and Jesus with a superior wisdom. Paul has lovingly and will continue to exhort them to change by imitating him and return back to the ways of Christ. Today, let’s see love, power and the kingdom of God and may our goal be to love with the greatest power and effect that the kingdom of God will grant in this age.
As Christ followers we are to imitate the same servant attitude and life that Jesus lived for the glory of God and the sake of the gospel. Paul and the apostles understood this very well, but the church in Corinth struggled to do so. Today, let us be encouraged to be humble servants like Jesus.
The message of the cross has been seen as foolish to many throughout history and still by many today. For Christians, it means everything, and is the power of God. Let us be encouraged by the message of the cross, its fruit and humble proclamation.