2 Corinthians 12:1; Not Expedient to Glory

2 Corinthians 12:1 It is not expedient for me doubtless to glory. I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord.

The Apostle Paul had shared concerning his sufferings in the course of walking with his Lord. You recall after our Lord’s resurrection, He showed His hands the print of the nails and Thomas was asked by the Lord in John 20:27 … Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing. 

What was Thomas’ response? John 20:28 And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God. He believed, he trusted in the resurrected Christ and Jesus said to him Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed. A message for us of its veracity. Truly, Jesus is the Christ, triumphant over sin and death – 1 Corinthians 15:22-23 For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive. But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ’s at his coming.

The Apostle Paul in his ministrial work was in the steps of his Lord, suffered, but triumphant. There are the visions and revelations of the Lord that he has witnessed that he now testified as a suffering servant of his Lord of the glory of the eternal things that he wanted the church to take hold of.

Be not faithless, but believing. Amen.