A Thirst for God's Word

2 Corinthians 10:6-12

Verse seven is one that requires each of us to ponder, to get still and quiet and reflect on what is being said: “Look at what is before your eyes. If anyone is confident that he is Christ's, let him remind himself that just as he is Christ's, so also are we.”  We are also reminded of this in 2 Corinthians 13:5, “Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Do you not realize that Christ Jesus is in you—unless, of course, you fail the test?” 

Now you may not understand what is on the examine so let me give some insight from the Word of God, 1 Peter 2:2 says, “Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation.”  Being a new creation in Christ, one should have a thirst for the Word of God, hunger to be fed and to grow in their relationship with a Father who is totally in love with them.  Romans 8:16,

In Romans Paul says, The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God's children so one should have on the test Romans 8:14-16;  ^“For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!” The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God.” Talking with the Father does not come without an understanding of and a desire to want more than His hand, a yearning to know that He will walk with you through the valley of death, and you will fear no evil, for He is with you.

Paul is very clear that the ground at the Cross is level no one is elevated above another, but that God has assigned leadership roles and the job of your priest or preacher is to build-up never tearing-down.  It seems the false teachers were making a big deal about how bold Paul was in his letter and yet his physical appearance and speaking gifts were not all that impressive.

It also seems that the false teachers were big on promoting themselves and using themselves as the standard instead of Christ and His Cross, so be aware of such teachers.

From the Back Porch,

Bob Rice