We love a strong orator. We think about speakers who can captivate a room, who can turn a phrase and leave us hanging on every word.
For all of his wisdom, Paul was likely not that kind of orator. Paul's goal was not to draw any attention to himself, but he emptied himself out, and the only thing he knew, the only thing he focused on, was Christ crucified. He strove to communicate the love and grace of God, and clearly did so in an effective way, because I'm writing something based on his letter that he wrote two thousand years ago!
It wasn't about Paul. Paul wasn't thinking about building himself up. Paul wasn't trying to launch a motivational speaking business. Paul wasn't hoping to get booked on a TV show. Paul was trying to communicate the straightforward truth of the Gospel in a way that the most people would grasp it. That's what he wanted, that's what he aimed for, and that's what he did.
May we find the same focus in all that we do.
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