And as for us, why do we endanger ourselves every hour? I die every day–I mean that, brothers–just as surely as I glory over you in Christ Jesus our Lord  (1 Corinthians 15:30-31).

This is a continuation of the argument in the previous verses. Paul is pointing to the hardships and persecutions he suffered on the daily as evidence that he believed in the resurrection. This same argument has been used on behalf of the Apostles in general. Given the persecution they suffered because they held to the resurrection of Jesus, you can call them mistaken, deceived, even insane, but you can’t call them liars. No one could suffer as they did for something they knew was a lie.

Beloved, I would love it if people could look to my life and be drawn to Christ. I would be honored beyond measure if God used me as an example for others to follow. But I think I would be very satisfied if people could look at my life and say, “He may be crazy, but he sure believes this stuff!”

I think I’m halfway there already.

Happy Tuesday, Beloved