1 Corinthians 1:4-6, In Everything Enriched by Him

1 Corinthians 1:4-6 1I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ; 5 That in every thing ye are enriched by him, in all utterance, and in all knowledge; 6 Even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you:

The Apostle Paul gives thanks to God for the spiritual growth that he witnesses in the Corinthian church. He attributes it to the grace of God that is supplied by Jesus Christ. Indeed, for a Christian to grow, he must abide in Jesus Christ.

John 15:1-8 I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. 2 Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit. 3 Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you. 4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. 5 I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can — do nothing. 6 If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned. 7 If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you. 8 Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples.

The branch receives the nourishment from the vine to thrive. On its own, the branch loses its usefulness when it is detached from the vine. The Corinthian Christians are commended by the Apostle Paul for bearing spiritual fruit in their lives for “the testimony of Jesus Christ”, the character of Christ is manifested in their lives.

Dear brethren, it is the Father’s will that you be fruitful. May He grant you fruitfulness as you obey His Word and do His will. Amen.