Jesus’ Ministry
February 7, 2019
Scripture Reading: 1 Corinthians 15:1-11
Now I should remind you, brothers and sisters, of the good news that I proclaimed to you, which you in turn received, in which also you stand, through which also you are being saved, if you hold firmly to the message that I proclaimed to you—unless you have come to believe in vain.
–1 Corinthians 15:1-2
Being hoodwinked, deceived, tricked, duped, outwitted, fooled, or whatever we want to call it is one of the most humiliating things that can happen to us. We like to think we are smarter than that. The whole resurrection story was most likely dismissed by many. Loving one another and sharing with one another in a world ruled by greed and corruption was at least naive. At times we have all experienced doubt as I am sure the first Christ followers did. Paul for some reason felt the need to profess again to the people at Corinth the truth of God’s gift to the world in Jesus Christ the Resurrected Lord, Our Savior. We need to hear it again also.
We have road construction going on all over Oklahoma City. The places being repaired move from week to week, so one never knows when they are going to find themselves in a traffic slowdown or a detour to nowhere. I was driving this morning in a dense fog in a section of town where I rarely travel when I arrived at an active road repair project with large machines operating next to the strip of road on which I could drive that had had its top layer removed and was thus uneven. I guess my experience being raised in the country driving on unpaved roads still comes in handy. I was not rushing to get anywhere so I just took my time and worked my way through the mess. Our faith meets these same type challenges as we journey through life. Paul’s words remind us that we are never alone.
When darkness seems to hide His face
I rest on His unchanging grace
In every high and stormy gale
My anchor holds within the veil
On Christ the solid Rock I stand
All other ground is sinking sand
All other ground is sinking sand*
Prayer: Forgive me when my doubt flares up. Help it be a season of faith growth for me. Amen.
*Second verse and chorus of The Solid Rock by Charles Hall see at https://www.google.com/search?ei=4AlaXP-BHpas0PEP-6uu8AQ&q=on+christ+the+solid+rock+i+stand+lyrics&oq=on+christ+the+solid+rock+i+stand+lyrics&gs_l=psy-ab.3..0j0i67j0l2j0i67j0i22i30l5.12885.19168..19387…0.0..0.239.2296.0j14j1……0….1..gws-wiz…….0i71j35i39j0i20i263.oQ_gZrd2edQ