1 Corinthians 2:6-16
"...But we have the mind of Christ."
The greatest wisdom ever received may come in the form of a
simple question, "So, how's that
working for you?"
Wise Solomon penned it this way (so profound was this
observation, that it is included TWICE in exact wording in the 31 chapters of
collected proverbs), "There is a way
which seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death." Proverbs
14:12 and 16:25.
Are you sick and tired of being sick and tired? But you are determined
to "reform" your behavior one more time, still believing that if you
work hard enough at it you can still get it right? "So how's that working for you?"
Isolated in your own small world, refusing the risk of
connection with brothers and sisters in the Body, appearing alone at your own 'pity
party?'" So how's that working for
you?"
Pursuing riches and market success at the expense of your
brother or sister, thinking only of personal profit margins with complete
disregard for those injured in the process? "So
how's that working for you?"
Burning through one relationship after another, still
convinced that true and lasting love can be discovered thru the no-cost,
no-commitment philosophy? "So how's
that working for you?"
Convinced that true joy and contentment is simply one
purchase away, you find yourself frantically pursuing another house, another
car, another boat, another shirt, another video game, or another…. "So how's that working for you?"
The author of the oft-repeated line, "The unexamined life
is not worth living" spoke volumes. So many of the people we care most
about seem to simply plunge forward in an uninformed pursuit of whatever they
define as abundant living, on a crash course to disaster. We are stirred to
speak into their lives. We desperately want to "fix" them. We feel
the burden of interference--in love to the glory of Jesus, of course--to
somehow stop them from inevitable disappointment and unavoidable sorrow. "There is a way which seems right to a
man, but its end is the way of death."
Perhaps YOU are the man or the woman who is frantically
grasping for "life" and contentment and meaning and satisfaction. Perhaps
YOU are on a path of inevitable disaster. Then the greatest wisdom ever
received may come in the form of a simple question: "So, how's that working for you?"
"…But we have the mind of
Christ." Best. Way. Ever.
See you Sunday, Church!
Pastor Tom
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