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9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, so that you through his poverty might become rich. Christ had everything. He is God, after all. Nothing was outside of His purview. He had all power. He gave it all upContinue reading “6July2010 2Cor 8:9”

5 And they did not do as we expected, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and then to us in keeping with God’s will. The secret to their giving is that they gave themselves to the Lord first, then they gave money. When the Lord has us, He has everything we have. ItContinue reading “5July2010 2Cor 8:5”

2 Out of the most severe trial, their overflowing joy and their extreme poverty welled up in rich generosity. The Macedonian churches were going through an extreme trial. Everything in their world was falling apart. Unemployment was skyrocketing. Persecution abounding. And yet in the middle of all that, they were giving sacrificially. During the GreatContinue reading “4July2010 2Cor 8:2”

1 Since we have these promises, dear friends, let us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting holiness out of reverence for God. Both body and spirit can be contaminated. The Lord is concerned about our purity. Both what happens in our body and what happens in our spirit matter to theContinue reading “3July2010 2 Co 7:1”

2 For he says, “In the time of my favor I heard you, and in the day of salvation I helped you.” I tell you, now is the time of God’s favor, now is the day of salvation. Some people view God’s work as always in the future. Some people see His work as somethingContinue reading “2July2010 2Cor 6:2”

21 God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. I am sure you have heard the expression, “Oil and water don’t mix.” Well, leave it to humans to make it happen: hydrogenated oil. Take a look at the labels ofContinue reading “1July2010 2Cor 5:21”

18 All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: 19 that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting men’s sins against them. Reconciliation is an important part of our ministry to others. We can see from these verses that partContinue reading “30June2010 2Cor 5:18-19a”

17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come! Here is a question. If the old has gone and the new has come, why do I still see so much of the old, and so little of the new? That is because the newContinue reading “29June2010 2Cor 5:17”

7 But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. We will always be clay pots! Our purpose in life is not to make our pots look better, but to show off the contents: Christ. This is a hard lesson to learnContinue reading “27June2010 2Cor 4:7”