1 Chronicles 24-25, 1 Chronicles 26: 1-19, 1 Corinthians 3, Psalm 119: 1-8
1 Corinthians 3: 1-4 (ESV)
“But I, brothers, could not address you as spiritual people,
but as people of the flesh, as infants in Christ. I fed you with milk, not
solid food, for you were not ready for it. And even now you are not yet ready, for
you are still of the flesh. For while there is jealousy and strife among you,
are you not of the flesh and behaving only in a human way?”
In 1 Corinthians 3 verses 1 through 4 Paul told the Church
of Corinth that when he first taught them, they were not “spiritual people”. They
had received the Holy Spirit, but they were not yet thinking or behaving like Christ.
Paul said he had to teach simple things as a mother would feed a baby milk and
not solid food, because they were not ready to hear his more advanced
teachings. Paul tells the Church of Corinth to observe their own behavior to
see if they are behaving and acting like Christ, or like people “of the flesh.”
Paul’s advice is a good way to check ourselves to see if we are thinking,
acting, and behaving as Christ would. Are you still experiencing jealous
thoughts? Are you still experiencing strife in your life? If you are, then you
need to change your behavior and model yourself on how Christ would have thought
and acted.
I used to love that old saying of WWJD, or what would Jesus
do? I think it is still relevant for us today in our daily lives and
interactions. We may never truly behave like Jesus, but he is a reminder of how
we can behave and think in order to lead a life that is obedient to God’s laws
and plans.
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