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Hello everyone,

How are you doing on this day? I hope well and bubbling in the Lord. We thank God for His goodness, His faithfulness, His patience, His holiness, and all that He is to us. We thank God for the salvation of our souls, and for His Word which helps us to grow.

Primary Text

“For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel:…” 1 Corinthians 1v17 (KJV)

Paul continues his letter in verse 17 to the church in Corinth, after saying in 1 Corinthians 1v14-16 (NIV) that “I thank God that I did not baptize any of you except Crispus and Gaius, so no one can say that you were baptized in my name. (Yes, I also baptized the household of Stephanas; beyond that, I don’t remember if I baptized anyone else.)” In essence, he expressed the fact that though he baptized a few people, that was not what Christ had sent him to do. He was sent to preach the gospel! Makes me wonder how many of us are doing things that we have not been sent to do. What assignment has the Lord given you to do? What does His Word say concerning you and what you should or should not do? Or is there a specific assignment that you know God has called you to do? Are you doing it or something else? When Paul noticed that people were bringing divisions to the church and taking sides, he was clear about what he had been sent to do – to preach the gospel not to baptize. Child of God, are you doing what you have been sent to do? Do not get distracted! If you do not know what the Lord will have you do, well Jeremiah 33v3 (KJV) “Call unto Me and I will answer thee, and shew the great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.” So, go ahead and ask…

Supplementary Text

“For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel – not with words of human wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power. For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.” 1 Corinthians 1v17-18 (NIV)

Prayer

Father, we thank You so much for Your Word and the gospel. We thank You because we are Your workmanship created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which You have prepared in advance for us to do. Father, help us to do all that You will have us do and not be distracted by other works in Jesus name, amen.