1 Corinthians 15:1-2

Now, brothers and sisters, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received and on which you have taken your stand. 2 By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain. -1 Corinthians 15:1-2

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There are two important points that the Apostle Paul makes in this passage.  The first is that we are forgetful people.  For those of you who attended virtual church yesterday, what did your pastor preach about?  See what I mean?  It’s hard to remember stuff, especially spiritual truth.  It’s almost like there’s someone actively at work to help us forget the things we learned about God.

This is why the Apostle Paul uses the word “remind.”  We need to be reminded of things we already learned.  There are times when you sit at church and think, “Oh, I already know that,” and then you check out mentally.  You shouldn’t!  We need to be reminded of the truth over and over again because we are a forgetful people.

How do we remind ourselves of the truth?  The Apostle Paul tells us to “hold on firmly to the word.”  That means we need to develop our spiritual disciplines of reading the Bible and meditating on it’s truths.  Only regular time in Scripture will help us to remember.

If you’re reading this devo, that’s a great start!  Keep it up!