Scripture for Today | 1 Corinthians 10:1-13 (with Pastor Nick)

About this Episode

Opening Song: 

Come After Me by Caroline Cobb

Lyrics:

If you would follow Me

You must lay down your life

Take up your cross and count as loss

Your glory and your pride

The riches of this world

All power and human praise

Will slip like sand right through your hands

But My love will remain

 

Come

Come after Me come after Me

Don’t lose your life trying to save it

I know it’s hard but it’s worth it

You’ll see

Come after Me

 

If you would follow Me

My way leads first to death

But then to life My risen life

To lasting joy and rest

I’m the treasure in the field

You must sell your all to buy

But the riches there beyond compare

It makes the cost seem light

 

If I am anything I must be everything

Come after Me

If I am anything I must be everything

Come after Me

If I am anything I must be everything

Come after Me

If I am anything I must be everything

Come after Me

If I am anything I must be everything

Come after Me

Come after Me

Passage: 

1   For I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that our fathers were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea, 2 and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea, 3 and all ate the same spiritual food, 4 and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank from the spiritual Rock that followed them, and the Rock was Christ. 5 Nevertheless, with most of them God was not pleased, for they were overthrown in the wilderness.

6 Now these things took place as examples for us, that we might not desire evil as they did. 7 Do not be idolaters as some of them were; as it is written, “The people sat down to eat and drink and rose up to play.” 8 We must not indulge in sexual immorality as some of them did, and twenty-three thousand fell in a single day. 9 We must not put Christ to the test, as some of them did and were destroyed by serpents, 10 nor grumble, as some of them did and were destroyed by the Destroyer. 11 Now these things happened to them as an example, but they were written down for our instruction, on whom the end of the ages has come. 12 Therefore let anyone who thinks that he stands take heed lest he fall. 13 No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.

(1 Corinthians 10:1–13 ESV)

Musical Reflection: 

All to Jesus I Surrender (SURRENDER) by Winfield S. Weeden

Reflection Notes: 

This tune was originally intended to have two-part harmonies on the verse and four-part harmonies of the refrain; the additional harmonic fullness adds to the repeated emphasis of the words “I surrender all.” 

Prayer:

Heavenly Father, you have made us for yourself, and our hearts are restless until they rest in you: Look with compassion upon the heartfelt desires of your servants, and purify our disordered affections, that we may behold your eternal glory in the face of Christ Jesus; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.