As
Paul the apostle continued to share concerning the “resurrection”
of Jesus Christ, he asked the church members in Corinth, “why
stand we in jeopardy every hour”,
and in
chapter fifteen and verse thirty-one of First Corinthians, Paul told
the church members in Corinth, “I die
daily”, where
we read:
I
protest by your rejoicing which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I
die daily.
The
verse begins, “I
protest by your rejoicing which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord,...”
Paul began
with the words, “I protest by” or
“Paul used the affirmations of oaths, attestations and affirmations
through” “your rejoicing”
which means “the church members' act of glorying and boasting”
“which I have”
or “that Paul held, owned and possessed” “in
Christ” or
“within the anointed One, the Messiah and the Son of God” “Jesus”
whose name means “Jehovah is Salvation” and is “the Son of God,
the Savior of Mankind and God incarnate” “our
Lord”
which refers to “Paul and the church members' person to whom a
person or thing belongs about which he has power of deciding; master
and the title given to God the Messiah”. Paul “affirmed and
attested to” the relationship the church members had with Christ
Jesus which caused them to “glory and boast”.
The
verse continues, “...I
die daily.” Paul
added the word, “I” which
refers to “Paul himself” “die”
which means “perished by means of something” “daily”
which means “each and every day”. Every day Paul considered
himself as “dead” for the benefit of the gospel of Jesus Christ.
When
we think through these words from Paul, we see how passionate he was
concerning the “resurrection of Jesus Christ”. He “affirmed”
his “rejoicing” in Jesus, and knew this would cause him to
“die” every day for the purpose of sharing the “good
news” of Jesus Christ. Let us emulate and act upon these principles
demonstrated by Paul and yield our lives to Jesus Christ as we “die
daily” before our “Savior and Lord”.
Next
time Paul shares with
the church members about fighting,
“with
beasts at Ephesus”,
so read ahead, and we shall join together then.
Until tomorrow…there is more…
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