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16:1 Now concerning1 the collection for the saints: as I directed the churches of Galatia, so you also are to do. 2 On the first day of every week, each of you is to put something aside and store it up, as he may prosper, so that there will be no collecting when I come. 3 And when I arrive, I will send those whom you accredit by letter to carry your gift to Jerusalem. 4 If it seems advisable that I should go also, they will accompany me.
5 I will visit you after passing through Macedonia, for I intend to pass through Macedonia, 6 and perhaps I will stay with you or even spend the winter, so that you may help me on my journey, wherever I go. 7 For I do not want to see you now just in passing. I hope to spend some time with you, if the Lord permits. 8 But I will stay in Ephesus until Pentecost, 9 for a wide door for effective work has opened to me, and there are many adversaries.
10 When Timothy comes, see that you put him at ease among you, for he is doing the work of the Lord, as I am. 11 So let no one despise him. Help him on his way in peace, that he may return to me, for I am expecting him with the brothers.
12 Now concerning our brother Apollos, I strongly urged him to visit you with the other brothers, but it was not at all his will2 to come now. He will come when he has opportunity.
13 Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong. 14 Let all that you do be done in love.
15 Now I urge you, brothers3—you know that the household4 of Stephanas were the first converts5 in Achaia, and that they have devoted themselves to the service of the saints—16 be subject to such as these, and to every fellow worker and laborer. 17 I rejoice at the coming of Stephanas and Fortunatus and Achaicus, because they have made up for your absence, 18 for they refreshed my spirit as well as yours. Give recognition to such people.
19 The churches of Asia send you greetings. Aquila and Prisca, together with the church in their house, send you hearty greetings in the Lord. 20 All the brothers send you greetings. Greet one another with a holy kiss.
21 I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand. 22 If anyone has no love for the Lord, let him be accursed. Our Lord, come!6 23 The grace of the Lord Jesus be with you. 24 My love be with you all in Christ Jesus. Amen.
[1] 16:1
[2] 16:12
[3] 16:15
[4] 16:15
[5] 16:15
[6] 16:22
(ESV)
Let me tell you about my most exciting day as a serious cyclist. I took my bike into the shop to have them look at the back wheel. I was a little concerned because it appeared to have a crack in it. The mechanic told me that over nearly 10,000 miles I had ridden so hard that the brakes had worn down the surface of the wheel and made it so thin that it was indeed beginning to crack. The wheel would have to be replaced at the expense of a couple of hundred dollars. Why would such a day be my most exciting one? Because I wore out a wheel. I actually rode so much and so hard that I wore out a wheel! Woo hoo! What would have happened had I not replaced that wheel? I probably would have crashed when the crack broke, the wheel "taco-ed" and I went down. My bike would have been worthless, because without two wheels a bike is nothing.
The cross is the most identifiable symbol of the Christian faith. When people think of Christianity they think of the cross. As believers we all thank God daily that he sent his Son into our world to die on the cross for our sins. Jesus' crucifixion was the sacrifice that paid our debt and set us free. That's what we almost always emphasize when we speak of our faith.
But Paul tells us in 1 Corinthians 15 that the Christian faith is like a bicycle. It has two wheels, and one without the other is worthless. In verse 17 Paul writes: "And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins." You see, Christ's resurrection is every bit as important as his death on the cross.
If Christ died and remained in the grave, his death would not be unique. He would be one more sinner who deserved to die. But Jesus did not deserve to die. The wages of sin is death, and Jesus was without sin. He never disobeyed his Father. He never gave in to temptation. He never broke a commandment. He never sinned! How do we know that? By his resurrection! The resurrection of Christ from the dead means that his sacrifice was acceptable. He did not die in vain. And our faith is not in vain.
Most of the crosses we have on display are empty. They do not portray Jesus hanging on the cross dead. Look at the crosses you have in your house, or that you wear on a necklace. Chances are every one of them is empy. There's a good reason for that. Jesus died and rose again. If Jesus did not die his resurrection is a fake. If Jesus did not rise, his death is meaningless. But Christ did rise, the "firstfruits" of everyone who has died with faith in Jesus and will rise again to eternal life with him. So, never separate those two events. They must always go together, just like two wheels on a bicycle.
33:1 Ah, you destroyer,
who yourself have not been destroyed,
you traitor,
whom none has betrayed!
When you have ceased to destroy,
you will be destroyed;
and when you have finished betraying,
they will betray you.
2 O LORD, be gracious to us; we wait for you.
Be our arm every morning,
our salvation in the time of trouble.
3 At the tumultuous noise peoples flee;
when you lift yourself up, nations are scattered,
4 and your spoil is gathered as the caterpillar gathers;
as locusts leap, it is leapt upon.
5 The LORD is exalted, for he dwells on high;
he will fill Zion with justice and righteousness,
6 and he will be the stability of your times,
abundance of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge;
the fear of the LORD is Zion’s1 treasure.
7 Behold, their heroes cry in the streets;
the envoys of peace weep bitterly.
8 The highways lie waste;
the traveler ceases.
Covenants are broken;
cities2 are despised;
there is no regard for man.
9 The land mourns and languishes;
Lebanon is confounded and withers away;
Sharon is like a desert,
and Bashan and Carmel shake off their leaves.
10 “Now I will arise,” says the LORD,
“now I will lift myself up;
now I will be exalted.
11 You conceive chaff; you give birth to stubble;
your breath is a fire that will consume you.
12 And the peoples will be as if burned to lime,
like thorns cut down, that are burned in the fire.”
13 Hear, you who are far off, what I have done;
and you who are near, acknowledge my might.
14 The sinners in Zion are afraid;
trembling has seized the godless:
“Who among us can dwell with the consuming fire?
Who among us can dwell with everlasting burnings?”
15 He who walks righteously and speaks uprightly,
who despises the gain of oppressions,
who shakes his hands, lest they hold a bribe,
who stops his ears from hearing of bloodshed
and shuts his eyes from looking on evil,
16 he will dwell on the heights;
his place of defense will be the fortresses of rocks;
his bread will be given him; his water will be sure.
17 Your eyes will behold the king in his beauty;
they will see a land that stretches afar.
18 Your heart will muse on the terror:
“Where is he who counted, where is he who weighed the tribute?
Where is he who counted the towers?”
19 You will see no more the insolent people,
the people of an obscure speech that you cannot comprehend,
stammering in a tongue that you cannot understand.
20 Behold Zion, the city of our appointed feasts!
Your eyes will see Jerusalem,
an untroubled habitation, an immovable tent,
whose stakes will never be plucked up,
nor will any of its cords be broken.
21 But there the LORD in majesty will be for us
a place of broad rivers and streams,
where no galley with oars can go,
nor majestic ship can pass.
22 For the LORD is our judge; the LORD is our lawgiver;
the LORD is our king; he will save us.
23 Your cords hang loose;
they cannot hold the mast firm in its place
or keep the sail spread out.
Then prey and spoil in abundance will be divided;
even the lame will take the prey.
24 And no inhabitant will say, “I am sick”;
the people who dwell there will be forgiven their iniquity.
(ESV)
Isaiah's next oracle (the final one beginning with a "woe") is directed against Assyria, the destroyer and traitor who attacked Israel without cause. The prophet announces that the destroyed will be destroyed and the betrayer will be betrayed. Then God's people cry out in a beautiful prayer: "O Lord, be gracious to us; we wait for you." This should be our prayer in every time of trouble. Isaiah reassures God's people: "The Lord is exalted, for he dwells on high; he will fill Zion with justice and righteousness." In God we find an abundance of "salvation, wisdom and knowledge." This is why we must fear the LORD. However, there was much fear in the hearts of Israel for Assyria, whose relentless assault captured city after city. God reminds them, however, that He will arise and be exalted to blow away like chaff and burn away like stubble His enemies. God's proclamation of judgment triggers the fear of the LORD in the sinners who live in Zion. But God promises safety to those who despise wickedness. He assures them that they will see the Messiah, the King. These verses draw the hearts and minds of God's people to the Heavenly Kingdom. Isaiah sums up what God means to His people: "For the Lord is our judge; the Lord is our lawgiver; the Lord is our king; he will save us." The LORD has saved us through the Messiah, Jesus. He is our LORD and King who rules over us from His throne in Heaven and who rules in our hearts. Jesus is our lawgiver, who directs our steps on His path by the Holy Spirit, and He is the One who will come again to judge us. Although Israel was like a broken down vessel that was not seaworthy, God promises that the day of dividing the spoil will come. All of this is possible only because, "the people who dwell there will be forgiven their iniquity." It is Jesus, our Savior, who has made this possible by His death on the cross.
34:1 I will bless the LORD at all times;
his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
2 My soul makes its boast in the LORD;
let the humble hear and be glad.
3 Oh, magnify the LORD with me,
and let us exalt his name together!
4 I sought the LORD, and he answered me
and delivered me from all my fears.
5 Those who look to him are radiant,
and their faces shall never be ashamed.
6 This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him
and saved him out of all his troubles.
7 The angel of the LORD encamps
around those who fear him, and delivers them.
8 Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good!
Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him!
9 Oh, fear the LORD, you his saints,
for those who fear him have no lack!
10 The young lions suffer want and hunger;
but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.
11 Come, O children, listen to me;
I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
12 What man is there who desires life
and loves many days, that he may see good?
13 Keep your tongue from evil
and your lips from speaking deceit.
14 Turn away from evil and do good;
seek peace and pursue it.
15 The eyes of the LORD are toward the righteous
and his ears toward their cry.
16 The face of the LORD is against those who do evil,
to cut off the memory of them from the earth.
17 When the righteous cry for help, the LORD hears
and delivers them out of all their troubles.
18 The LORD is near to the brokenhearted
and saves the crushed in spirit.
19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous,
but the LORD delivers him out of them all.
20 He keeps all his bones;
not one of them is broken.
21 Affliction will slay the wicked,
and those who hate the righteous will be condemned.
22 The LORD redeems the life of his servants;
none of those who take refuge in him will be condemned.
[1] 34:1
(ESV)