I thought yesterday evening was a wonderful discussion as we looked through 1 Corinthians 2. If you were not there we looked at how Paul did not speak with wise and persuasive words but lived in the power of the Holy Spirit and how we need to get there. Many times we create our faith by doing things that we can control, which isn't really faith at all. Then when times of trouble come, we're shaken to the core and left with worry and anxiety instead of having peace of mind in knowing who Jesus is. We need to get away from using our own words and actions and begin to live in the power of the Spirit. And I believe it all starts with us being honest (sincere) with ourselves and with others that we don't have it all together, we need prayer and each other to get through each day.
Todays devotion in The Word for You Today said this about being sincere:
The word sincere comes from a Latin word meaning "without wax." In the orginal Greek it means "sun-tested." In Bible times merchants sold very fine porcelain that was greatly valued and therefore expensive. Sometimes when it was fired in the kiln tiny cracks would appear. Dishonest merchants would smear pearly-white wax over these cracks, which would pass for unblemished porcelain - unless it was held up to the light of the sun. Honest merchants marked their wares sine cera - "without wax." This is what we need to be. Let us not wipe stuff over our cracks. May our cracks be seen so that they can be overcome. Be sincere today!
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