The halfbaked Bard

O death where is your victory? O death where is your sting? 1 Cor:15:55 The sting of death is sin. Death is effected through sin. The inevitable. The unescapable. The unavoidable. All have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. None can escape. I was inexorably dead. I was to die for eternity. The pain of separation for eternity from my Lord was fully mine. Deserving for endless ages. But the cross cancelled it all. The cross dissolved it all. Deleted it all. My trust is on the finished work of Jesus on the cross. God bore all my punishment including the crown of it all, death. And therefore it stands cancelled for me. I can no longer be stung. Immunized. Free. Free from the punishment which was destined for me. Oh! Thank you Jesus. What about you? Are u still stung? Image credit: https://www.alveole.buzz/blog/bee-stings-guide/

1 Cor:14:33. For God is not a God of confusion, but of peace. Let there be peace in your heart In the middle of confusions. Yes the clutter will dissolve And there will be clarity. That God will work on your behalf And bring in a solution. God is able to bring peace, In the midst of the confusions. But He is able to clear the muck and the mire as well It is His job to do that You in your finiteness might not be able to But His infinite wisdom will He will do it For He is the God of peace, not confusions. And He loves you  And He doesn't want you to struggle In the clutter; in the chaos He will clear for you Trust even when it is uncluttered That He will do. Yet He will do. Still He will do. For sure He will do Without doubt He will do. Because of the peace and the love,  Therefore He will do. Image credit: https://www.bombaytimes.com/astro/healing/unclutter-and-declutter-your-mind/amp/1758866184850

But do not have love, I am nothing. 1 Cor:13:2 Love is the center. Love is the core. Paul talks about apostleship, prophesy, miracles, gifts of healing, tongues, interpretation of tongues as secondary to love. 1 Cor:12:32. But earnestly desire the greater gifts. And I show you a still more excellent way. Lord, teach me to love - my loved ones - unconditionally. With no tags. Just as you have loved me. Lord, teach me to love - my neighbour, my brother. Just as I love myself. Remove the self tag in my love. Lord, teach me love. Your love. Love that is patient. Love that is kind. Not seeking my own. Not taking into account the wrong suffered. Help me to still love. Bearing all things. Enduring all things. Teach me to love with a love that never fails. Teach me to love with a love that will always be there. No matter what. Lord teach me to love. Image credit: https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/15niky/just_because_youre_mad_at_someone_doesnt_mean_you/

1 Cor:11:1 Be imitators of me, just as I also am of Christ. As I imitate Christ always. There is not even a second that Paul is in doubt, whether he doesn't imitate Christ. He can be an open book to his brethren to see. Is there a duality in my life? Fearful of being exposed. Fearful of being pointed fingers at. Why can't I live a life that fully reflects His image? Why do I still yearn for things not of Him? Why do I still seek things which are not His? Why do I behave in a way the world behaves?  The carnal worldly man, with all his lusts, fears and dreams. Why is there no difference in me? Lord make me fully yours. Make my heart turned to you alone. Help me to imitate you. And as I imitate you, let others imitate me. My children, let them see you fully in me with their tiny little eyes. Let my bosses see you in me, with their judgemental eyes. Let my colleagues and my friends see you in me with their equivocal eyes. Let my acquaintances see you in me with their a...

Let no one seek his own good, but that of his neighbour. 1 Cor:10:24 Selfless giving of time; And assets; for the others sake. Not seeking your own benefit. Loving him so much that you would seek his good alone. Not yours. We live in a world which looks for- what would I gain from it? It is in this context that Jesus asks to have an attitude to serve. He asks you to look for - what does he benefit from me? How can he come closer to God because of me? By my words. By my acts. Jesus' only priority was - How can he know the Father through this? For Him, it was all about the Father. Image courtesy: https://www.popularmechanics.com/adventure/sports/a2072/4221210/

No temptation has overtaken you  but such as is common to man. 1 Cor:10:13 It is not impossible. There is no need to struggle. To fall and then get up, to fall again. It is common to all men and many have overcome it. It is not beyond what you are able to. The way of escape is always provided. You just don't lose courage and give away. You will be able to endure it. It is assured. When about to fall, remember this. Moreover He is your strength and it is He who will enable you to be holy just as your Father in heaven is holy. Image credit: https://sharedveracity.net/2018/08/03/is-the-temptation-to-sin-itself-sin/