Sunday 22 Jan 2023

January 22: 1 Corinthians 1:10-18

Key Verse: 1 Corinthians 1:12
What I mean is this: one of you says, ‘I follow Paul’; another, ‘I follow Apollos’; another, ‘I follow Cephas’; still another, ‘I follow Christ.’

Devotion:
How do you define your position in church? Which church do you go to? Who do you most relate to in church? How did you get to know Christ? Are you baptised, christened, confirmed, saved, and any other terms you may describe yourself by...

Modern Christians seem to try and defined themselves by some of the things listed above by saying the belong to a particular church or religion. We like to say we go to a church which is popular, big or exciting in some way… but how many of us will simply say we have a relationship with Christ and not care about any of the other details. I know I have been entrapped in some of those arguments before and even had arguments with family members about what made me different…

God does not want us to be separated by definitions which do not include Him in the middle. He does not want us to be separated from the rest of the church body just because we relate to a particular religion as defined by the populace at large! God wants us to be close to Christ and that is all. Why should we allow the world to dictate our relationship with Him when the world at large doesn’t want to know Him to begin with!

Arguments can be said about christening, baptising, confirmation and other religious rights both for and against – but I think it should be something between the person who is going through the right and Christ Himself. If someone wants to be able to demonstrate their love for Christ by doing something about it, then they should be able to do so. If someone wants a quite and personal relationship with Christ and nothing more, then let them do it… Don’t be defined by the world; allow Christ to define who you are!

Points to Ponder:
Who do you follow?

Not on social media… who do you follow with your heart and soul?