1 CORINTHIANS 1
Paul, called by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus, and our brother Sosthenes,
2 To the church of God that is in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints together with all those who in every place call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, both their Lord and ours: 3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.4 I give thanks to my God always for you because of the grace of God that was given you in Christ Jesus, 5 that in every way you were enriched in him in all speech and all knowledge— 6 even as the testimony about Christ was confirmed among you— 7 so that you are not lacking in any gift, as you wait for the revealing of our Lord Jesus Christ, 8 who will sustain you to the end, guiltless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. – 1 Corinthians 1:1-9
1 CORINTHIANS CALLED INTO FELLOWSHIP WITH JESUS
A poem by ILMA inspired by these verses
When God chose you to be his child
You were called into fellowship with Christ
He grants you grace and much gifts
Peace will permeate your spirit
You will have the desire to serve Jesus
The Spirit lives in you to guide and correct you.
How do you know that you are chosen by God? It is not hard to see because you will be changed in many ways. You will no longer crave for the things of this world but your desires will be transformed into pleasing the Lord. You will begin to be thankful for little and big things that you receive and no longer think you made it happen to get these blessings.
Paul opens this letter to the Corinthian believers to exhort them and make them see how blessed they are for being elected by God himself. They are to fellowship with Jesus. What does that look like? It means that they will be constantly aware of his presence and that they will desire to follow him now instead of their own nature.
REFLECTION
- How does it look like for you to have fellowship with the Lord Jesus Christ?
