In 1 Cor. 3;9, 12 it tells us, "You are God's house.....Take particular care in picking out your building materials. Eventually, there is going to be an inspection. If you use cheap or inferior materials you'll be found out!"
Paul seems to be very frustrated with the Corinthians, just as he might be today with the world at large. Many people around the world may profess to be Christian, but their walk has one foot in the unbelieving world and one in the world which God asks us to live, a world committed to Him, both loving and faithful.
What does that look like to have one foot in each world? How does the traveler manage double thinking within his heart of hearts?
In fact, we each have our own answer for that, for somewhere along our faith paths we must have discovered where our routes veer off. Maybe the veering off is subtle or maybe very obvious, but either way, we have been there, each of us! And it's a place of darkness and, perhaps, danger. We're not anxious to return but go on our way sacrificing that one foot. Our walk doesn't quite get to the gathering of materials to build a house. God's house won't come until we're convinced to follow God absolutely!
Lord, Help us! Amen.
Jo INMN
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