What You Bring to the Table

 

For I determined to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ, and Him crucified. 1 Corinthians 2:2

What do you have to offer people that can really help them? Is it your charm, your wisdom, your work ethic, your experiences, your knowledge, your athletic ability, your great communication skills, your good looks?

Each of these things get a lot of attention in our day. They are our selling points.

As the Apostle Paul sought to further his relationship with the believers in Corinth, he made one thing very clear to them: he would fight to keep his and their focus on Jesus.

He wouldn’t chase theological rabbits
He wouldn’t discuss philosophy
He wouldn’t argue over which earthly leader was the MVP among them
And he wouldn’t try to impress them with his own wisdom, eloquence or personality

He was there to lift up the message of the crucified Jesus, and he was deadly serious about removing anything that got in the way of that message.

We need to be equally serious.

We’ve got way too many Christian celebrities today–too many superstars, too many power-pastors and too many believers leaning on or promoting their own wisdom, their own experience and their own talents. We’re preaching a manmade gospel and man’s wisdom based on man’s own learning.

We’ve settled for a stripped-down version of the true Gospel, one devoid of God’s power and God’s wisdom. We are supposed to stand in stark contrast to the world around us, not blend in with it.

Friends, what you bring to the table isn’t your charm, good looks and personal experiences. What you have that others most desperately need can be summed up in one word—Jesus.

Take Paul’s pledge. Determine to be a Jesus-knower, a Jesus-proclaimer, and an enemy of anything that takes the attention off of Him and puts it on you.

Holy God, help us to have laser-like focus in proclaiming the power and wisdom of your Son. In Jesus’ name . . .

 

 

 

 

 

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