Paul the apostle told
the church members in Corinth how God has, “sealed
us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts”,
and in chapter one and verse twenty-three
of Second Corinthians, Paul declared to the church members how God
would call, “a record upon my soul”,
where we read:
Moreover I
call God for a record upon my soul, that to spare you I came not as
yet unto Corinth.
The verse begins,
“Moreover I call God for a record upon my soul, ...”
Paul began with the word, “moreover” which
means “then also” “I call” or “Paul appealed
and summoned” “God” which
refers to “the Godhead bodily and trinity which is comprised of God
the Father, Christ the Son and the Holy Spirit” “for a
record” or “as a witness”
“upon my soul”
which refers to “Paul's the seat of feelings, desires, affections
and aversions”. Paul called upon “God” to be a witness
of his inward “desires and affections”.
The verse continues, “...
that to spare you I came not as yet unto Corinth.”
Paul added the words, “that to spare you”
which means “to abstain from, treat
leniently and forbear the church members” “I
came” which refers to “Paul did not come
forth, show himself or find a place of influence” “not
as yet” or “no longer, more or further”
“unto Corinth”
which means “satiated” which was the ancient and famous city of
Greece, on the Isthmus of Corinth, and about forty miles west of
Athens in which the church was located. Paul wanted God to be his
“witness” of how he desired to come to Corinth, but not at that
current time.
When we meditate upon
these words from Paul, we see how he relied upon “God” to bear
“record” of how he desired to go to the Corinthian church
members, but not at that time. Paul desired to “spare” the church
members a visit from him at that time as he would have set out to
correct them in pointed manner. God has a plan and timing for
everything He does, and when we follow His ways, He shall “bear
record” of our desires with other as He did with Paul.
Next
time Paul tells the
Corinthians he doesn't have, “dominion
over your faith, but are helpers of your joy”,
so read
ahead, and we shall join together then.
Until tomorrow…there is more…
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