Immovable

Daily Scripture Threshing for Sunday, October 15, 2023

Today’s Text: 1 Corinthians 15:50-58

Key Verse: 1 Corinthians 15:58 (KJV): “Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord”

The Israeli settlement of Netzarim in the heart of the Gaza Strip remains on of the points of the conflict and attacks that we can see today. Militant Islamic Palestinians have been trying so hard to seize the city from Zionists for years to no avail. And, though Israeli government also try to evacuate people to protect them, a few Netzarim  inhabitants stayed put to keep and defend their inheritance.

When asked why he would take such great risk, one of the Zionists who stayed to defend Netzarim said, “I don’t live where it’s comfortable; I live where it’s important to be.” O how great would it be if Christians give up worrying about being comfortable and start to pay attention on things that are important to God!

Having dedicated an entire chapter to the subject of resurrection, Apostle Paul, is now doubling down on why it’s so important for Christians or the church to prepare their mind for our day-to-day all-important service to God. Our hope for a resurrected undying body calls for steadfastness in our service to God. It’s so easy to forget the transient nature of this world, and settle for temporary and perishable things. But God wants His people to focus their minds on His service and promises.

If we are confident in our promised hope, we’d trust that our labor is not in vain, and we, like settlers of Netzarim, shall be immovable. We shall always abound in the work of the Lord. Of course, It’s so easy to grow weak and faint-hearted in the face of attacks, persecution, terrorism and rejection; especially if we think that all our work for God and truth are a waste. Let us be steadfast because our labor for the Lord is never in vain.

Quote for the Day: “A steadfast heart seeks the slightest reason to continue to hold on to the strings. A faithful heart holds on even if there’s no more reason or no more strings.” (Simon Olatunji)

Prayer: Dear Lord, help me not to be shaken or agitated with strifes, temptations, and cares of life. Instead, let me be focused in the faith, not allowing the power of sin, and the permissiveness of the age to seduce me from the following You — in Jesus’ name. Amen.

With all my love and prayers,

Rev Simon Wale Olatunji, Ph.D.

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