"FASCINATING"

I spotted this captivating insect while touring a lake and visitor center at the top of Raccoon Mountain in Tennessee. It appeared to be about ten times the size of an ant and it was clothed in a bright red coating. It crawled like an ant but it looked like a bee. After my brother did some research, we found that it was actually a wingless bee that has been known to gang up and kill cattle with it's sting.

 As beautiful and fascinating as it was, it could have been a life threatening situation if we had gotten too close, as we were at least 30 minutes from the nearest doctor. I can tell you though that we were all fascinated with it's color and design.

Isn't that how it is sometimes with people who are famous or popular? People follow them in droves from city to city, station to station, trend to trend?

The thing that we need to keep in mind as brothers and sisters in Christ is that we each have something about us that is just as awesome and just as useful as those people who are considered popular. As a matter of fact, just like this beautiful bug that we were all so fascinated with, some of those "popular" people might not be so awesome and friendly if you had to spend every waking minute with them. If you got close enough, you could even get stung! We all have our faults and we all have our strengths! We read about this every day in the news. There are popular news papers published just to share the latest celebrity heartache! Right?

Please be careful! Remember this! One day all that we choose to do will be manifest and only what really counted will be rewarded.

We all know that God is good! I came across a passage one day that talked about receiving some of His goodness. It might take a little while for us to accept this passage into our hearts in our present day of "idols" , "survivors", "celebrities" and "heroes" , but please take it to heart and know that it is good to take heed when true wisdom is shared.


"Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seems to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise. For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He takes the wise in their own craftiness. And again, The Lord knows the thoughts of the wise, that they are empty. For this reason let no man glory in men. For all things are yours; Whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are yours; And you are Christ's; and Christ is God's." ~1Corinthians3:18-23


Isn't that fascinating?  All who believe (popular or not) are on the same plain! This passage comes after a lesson about the ministry of our Lord where Paul was teaching believers that we all are one in our service and in our bodies because the Spirit of God lives in us and we all ought to be working together in life to accomplish the sacred will of God. 


Peter also wrote about the importance of our daily deeds.  Deeds are referred to as work in verse fourteen of the KJV and is described as an act, toil or deed in the Strong's Greek and Hebrew Dictionary . For those who enjoy the facts, the Greek word is ἔργον and the English spelling is ergon.

Don't feel discouraged at this point because, just as many others, you may have become captivated by the wisdom of people instead of  our Lord. Maybe you found those popular men or women of our day to be quite "fascinating".  I suggest to just take a moment and pray. God understands you more than you think. Otherwise, this passage wouldn't have been recorded so many years ago in the book of Corinthians and preserved for us to read, learn and declare today. Let the Lord know that you are fascinated with Him and that all other fascinations fade into the shadows of your life next to Him.

Claim for yourself these three things declared in 1Corinthians 3:22,23 as you put Christ first!


Everything is Mine!


I am Christ's!


Christ is God's!