The God Shot: 1 Corinthians 13:9-11

"For we know in part and we prophesy in part, but when completeness comes, what is in part disappears. When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put the ways of childhood behind me." (1 Corinthians 13:9-11)These verses are part of Paul's letter to a bunch of young Christians who had an immature faith. They were acting like kids in addition to their rampant sin patterns. They also wanted to be leaders in the community and do the same miraculous powerful things they saw the Apostles doing. They wanted to prophesy, speak in other languages, and show off all the knowledge they thought they had, but didn't. Paul doesn't say it's impossible, it just reminds them that it's temporary. Those things are good, but they won't last. For instance, if they had the power to heal someone, that person would still die someday. Miracles are a sign they aren't meant to last. Paul wants them to mature in their faith and to see what those signs and miracles point to God's great love. God's great love manifests in the person of love, His Son Jesus because He's where the joy is!