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Phil Ware
God's Holy Fire
“My message and my preaching were not with wise and
persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit's power, so that your
faith might not rest on human wisdom, but on God's power.” - — 1 Corinthians 2:4-5 NIV
When
the good news of Jesus is preached, the Holy Spirit is at work making the
message powerful.
The "demonstration of the Spirit's power"
may refer to miracles that accompanied the preaching of the message of Jesus (Hebrews 2:1-4).
However,
in the context of today's Scripture, Paul is primarily focusing on a greater
truth: The message of a crucified Savior doesn't appear to be wise and
persuasive by human standards of wisdom (1
Corinthians 1:18; 1 Corinthians 2:1-3),
yet the Holy Spirit is active in the telling of the story of Jesus.
Nevertheless,
for those of us who know the Holy Spirit's work, this power really is not
inexplicable; it is a reminder of God's grace to give us not only the gift of
Jesus but also the gift of the Holy Spirit to help us understand the gift of
Jesus!
Today's
Prayer
Words cannot express, dear Father, how precious your
love is to me.
I realize that everything that I am and have in Jesus
is the result of your grace.
I believe that my future is secure because of that
grace and because of the blessed Holy Spirit who is in me and who helps convict,
correct, and console me. I thank you for such grace, in the name of Jesus.
Amen.
God's Holy Fire is a daily devotional about the work of the Holy
Spirit in our lives.
The Thoughts and Prayer for
God's Holy Fire are written by Phil Ware.
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