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Paul was criticized for being a poor speaker and he testifies to this in,
2 Corinthians 10:9-10
English Standard Version
9 I do not want to appear to be frightening you with my letters. 10 For they say, “His letters are weighty and strong, but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech of no account.”
But Paul wouldn't let the criticism of others stop him from speaking the Word of God. He had the knowledge and all he needed to do was simply open his mouth.
2 Corinthians 11:6
English Standard Version
6 Even if I am unskilled in speaking, I am not so in knowledge; indeed, in every way we have made this plain to you in all things.
Paul was careful not to allow pride in one's knowledge to supersede the simple message of the cross.
“For Christ did not send me to baptize but to preach the gospel, and not with words of eloquent wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power.”
1 Corinthians 1:17
Paul did not come to entertain with professional grand sermons or to wow the crowd with his wisdom. He came as a humble servant with a humble message.
“And I, when I came to you, brothers, did not come proclaiming to you the testimony of God with lofty speech or wisdom. For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. And I was with you in weakness and in fear and much trembling, and my speech and my message were not in plausible words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, so that your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men but in the power of God.”
1 Corinthians 2:1–5
In that humble message despite Paul's weaknesses, the message of the cross was received not by the eloquence of Paul but by the power of God.
We all should strive to have such a close relationship with God that remaining quiet will be almost impossible. We should kindle such a relationship that a burning fire within like water to heat we are disturbed to the point of moving. The stillness of water becomes an energetic chemical reaction.
Jeremiah 20:9
English Standard Version
9 If I say, “I will not mention him,
or speak any more in his name,”
there is in my heart as it were a burning fire shut up in my bones,
and I am weary with holding it in,
and I cannot.
That energy reaches a point we can no longer contain it and it must be released.
Speak the Words of God no matter the criticism, no matter your flaws, and no matter your status, education, or age. If you repeat the written Word then you rely on the power of God to do everything else.
Paul was criticized for being a poor speaker and he testifies to this in,
2 Corinthians 10:9-10
English Standard Version
9 I do not want to appear to be frightening you with my letters. 10 For they say, “His letters are weighty and strong, but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech of no account.”
But Paul wouldn't let the criticism of others stop him from speaking the Word of God. He had the knowledge and all he needed to do was simply open his mouth.
2 Corinthians 11:6
English Standard Version
6 Even if I am unskilled in speaking, I am not so in knowledge; indeed, in every way we have made this plain to you in all things.
Paul was careful not to allow pride in one's knowledge to supersede the simple message of the cross.
“For Christ did not send me to baptize but to preach the gospel, and not with words of eloquent wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power.”
1 Corinthians 1:17
Paul did not come to entertain with professional grand sermons or to wow the crowd with his wisdom. He came as a humble servant with a humble message.
“And I, when I came to you, brothers, did not come proclaiming to you the testimony of God with lofty speech or wisdom. For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. And I was with you in weakness and in fear and much trembling, and my speech and my message were not in plausible words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, so that your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men but in the power of God.”
1 Corinthians 2:1–5
In that humble message despite Paul's weaknesses, the message of the cross was received not by the eloquence of Paul but by the power of God.
We all should strive to have such a close relationship with God that remaining quiet will be almost impossible. We should kindle such a relationship that a burning fire within like water to heat we are disturbed to the point of moving. The stillness of water becomes an energetic chemical reaction.
Jeremiah 20:9
English Standard Version
9 If I say, “I will not mention him,
or speak any more in his name,”
there is in my heart as it were a burning fire shut up in my bones,
and I am weary with holding it in,
and I cannot.
That energy reaches a point we can no longer contain it and it must be released.
Speak the Words of God no matter the criticism, no matter your flaws, and no matter your status, education, or age. If you repeat the written Word then you rely on the power of God to do everything else.
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