1 Corinthians 7:17-24 Living the life given you

1 Corinthians 7:17-24  Living the life given you

Vs 27 “In view of the present distress” Whatever is going on in their world people are thinking “what should I do”? Bomb shelters, the year 2000. Dietrich Bonhoeffer. The church is under attack.

1.       Slave or free

a.       Not an endorsement of slavery vs 23 and 21

b.       Outward physical sign or situation

c.       Keeping the commandments vs19 and remain with God vs24

d.       Not your physical condition or social situation

2.       Life of the unsatisfied

a.       Bigger, faster, newer.

b.       Advertising ridden life.

c.       Failing to live for Jesus today

3.       How do I live for Jesus where I am?

a.       Living for Christ is not a one day some day

b.       Now is the time

c.       Joseph in the prison

d.       Daniel in slavery

e.       Ruth in a foreign land

f.        Ester in the harem of the king

g.       The key to Joy Phil 4:12-13

h.       Phil 3:14 Press on

i.         Cool running

Don’t wait for one day, some day to live for Jesus, do it not. Don’t wait for your situation to change, find God working in your situation. Fulfilment and joy are a now thing, don’t put it off.