Genesis 40:1-23
Psalms 40, 51, 54
1 Corinthians 3:16-23
Mark 2:13-22
1 Corinthians
"Do not deceive yourselves. If any one of you thinks he is wise, he should become a fool, so that he may become wise."
"Don't you know that you yourselves are God's temple, and that God's spirit lives in you?"
"So then, no more boasting about men."
Paul admonishes us to understand that no one person, or group, can call its leader the best. No one can set himself up as the one true messenger of God. All leaders belong to the whole church. Factions can divide us, we all are God's temple, we each have a role to play. Together, we are the church.
We are in a pivotal place right now at Holy Spirit. Our " leaders " are gone. Those we held in high regard, those who helped us interpret the gospels, are gone. For many of us, this loss is profound.
Paul warns us not to set up any one person or group, as the only leaders. He reminds us that all God's leaders belong to the church, and that, we are the church.
We all have an important role to play. We are God's temples, each one of us.
Working together, we can build anew. So let us join hands and begin....
Prayerfully,
Pat McDowell