Gospel Reflections #511: Growing and Shining for Jesus

1 Corinthians 9:27 “I would rather beat my body into submission, that I might not be a disqualifier while ministering to others. For he would not have himself disqualified, while preaching to others."

Paul says that he knocks his body into submission, which I am sure means that he is choosing the new self in the battle between the old self and the new self.

We have been given new life by Jesus. Since mission is to let the world see that life grow, we also need to rely on and surrender to the power of the Holy Spirit to lead us to grow in newness of life.

We are not to be disqualified. A disqualified person is one who declares that he or she has no need of Jesus or the new life.

God knows our weaknesses, and no matter how many times we fail, if we need Jesus and God, He will forgive us, restore us, and give us new opportunities to try again and again.

God will never cut us off.

AUTHOR'S BIO: This Gospel Reflections page is written by Masae San, who resides in Hiroshima, Japan. Masae is a dedicated student of the Bible with a deep passion for the Gospel of Jesus Christ. She shares her daily reflections on Gospel perspectives to reach out to others and spread the message of God's true love through a Christ-centered approach. We are sharing her insights here so that you, too, can experience the joy that comes from knowing and understanding the true Gospel and the love of God through Jesus Christ.