Daily Manna 22 January
KEY VERSE: “The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed.” – (Matthew 8:8)
TEXT: 1 Corinthians 1:1-9 (KJV)
A rich man wanted to show his son how poor someone can be. He took him on a trip to a village. After they spent time on the farm of a poor family, he asked his son, “What did you learn?” His son replied, “We have one dog, they have four, we have a pool, they have rivers, we buy foods, they grow theirs, we have walls to protect us, they have friends, we have encyclopedias, they have Bible. Thanks dad for showing me how poor we are”.
Most people of affluence are so blinded by their material wealth that they do not see their spiritual poverty. On the other hand, many poor but spiritually vibrant Christians get so preoccupied with the thought of their material deprivations that they do not appreciate their true riches. Apostle Paul gave thanks to God for the prosperity of the church in Corinth. When he mentioned that they were “enriched in every thing”, it was not in the sense of material prosperity but in matters of exposure to sound doctrine, grace and spiritual endowment.
It is unfortunate that many churches and Christians today measure themselves by the wrong scales of material affluence and popularity. In God’s reckoning, our true riches lie in our access to spiritual gifts and knowledge, with which the Corinthian church was quite blessed. Apostle Paul congratulated them for this, though as a prelude to his corrections of their abuse of the privileges.
If our Christian profession will amount to much and distinguish us from the world, we must covet spiritual blessings, especially knowledge of God’s word and grace for the overcoming life, more than our quest for material wealth.
Read yesterday’s Daily Manna here
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: If earth has all the answers you seek, then your questions are too cheap.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Acts 18-19
Thank you for studying today’s Daily Manna – by Pastor W.F Kumuyi
Don’t forget to Follow Elanhub on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube.
Daily Manna 22 January 2022
