When I came to you, brothers and sisters, I didn’t come preaching God’s secrets to you like I was an expert in speech or wisdom. I had made up my mind not to think about anything while I was with you except Jesus Christ, and to preach him as crucified. I stood in front of you with weakness, fear, and a lot of shaking. My message and my preaching weren’t presented with convincing wise words but with a demonstration of the Spirit and of power. I did this so that your faith might not depend on the wisdom of people but on the power of God. What we say is wisdom to people who are mature. It isn’t a wisdom that comes from the present day or from today’s leaders who are being reduced to nothing. We talk about God’s wisdom, which has been hidden as a secret. God determined this wisdom in advance, before time began, for our glory. It is a wisdom that none of the present-day rulers have understood, because if they did understand it, they would never have crucified the Lord of glory! But this is precisely what is written: God has prepared things for those who love him that no eye has seen, or ear has heard, or that haven’t crossed the mind of any human being. God has revealed these things to us through the Spirit. The Spirit searches everything, including the depths of God. (1 Corinthians 2:1-10, CEB)
I completely get where Paul is coming from in this passage. I tremble every time I get up to preach, and proclaim and good news of Jesus Christ and the love of God for all. I worry that I won’t say the right thing or I’ll lead someone somewhere they shouldn’t be. My words are not eloquent or wise and sometimes I wonder if I am the one who should be doing this.
But the Spirit is in me and the love that overflows is filling my life so I can not be quiet. Even when others do not want to hear, I must speak the love of God for me and for all humanity.
It may not seem wise or fit in with the world’s thoughts but it is what God needs done. And therefore we must all speak.
Boldly share God’s love in all you do, knowing the Spirit is with you.
Loving People. Loving God.
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