1 Corinthians 4:17-21Paul desires that the Corinthians become imitators of him. Not only does he provoke that challenge with words but sees to it that they have a living, breathing example in Timothy to lead them. In order to set the table for Timothy’s ministry Paul gets real serious with the reader. He apparently had been hearing some bad things about the Corinthian church so he aggressively defines for them that spiritual vitality is not equated in words but in power. Matter of factly, he explains to them that words can be faked but power is the evidence of authenticity.
The evidence of God’s hand on your life is not that you can say the right things or win at a game of Pictionary Bible edition. But rather, the mark of a spiritually vital life is that the power of God (Holy Spirit) moves through the human vessel with ease and authority. This cannot be manipulated or coerced and it is unmistakable when someone has “it”. This “it factor” catapults another person to levels of effectiveness that only God could do through him/her.
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