Apollos was an "eloquent man who was powerful in the use of the scriptures". He was given the gift of communicating and he used his gift to communicate scripture. Yet, he hadn't fully understood the gospel and was familiar only with John's baptism. Thank God for faithful tentmakers like Priscilla and Aquila who "explained the way of God to him more accurately."
Are we sure that we get it? Like Apollos, do we have much to say about Jesus, but don't actually "know" Him? The scriptures have been given not simply to be studied and known, but in order to lead us to "know" Jesus and have a relationship with Him.
My prayer today is that reading the scriptures will lead us to Jesus. And that knowing Jesus would determine the words that others would use to describe us.
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