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18 “I will be a Father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.” 7:1Since we have these promises, dear friends, let us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting holiness out of reverence for God. Imagine that, the One who has all power, hear itContinue reading “26Apr2008 2Cor 6:18-7:1”

12 We are not withholding our affection from you, but you are withholding yours from us. Have you ever noticed that love is never 50/50 or even 100/100. Someone is always giving more that the other. There isn’t perfect giving of love. No mere mortal ever gives 100% either. We all hold back, save someContinue reading “25Apr2008 2Cor 6:12”

16 Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. 17 For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. Perspective! What a difference God’s perspective makes when we consider the difficulties in life.Continue reading “24Apr2008 2Cor 4:16-17”

2 Rather, we have renounced secret and shameful ways; we do not use deception, nor do we distort the word of God. On the contrary, by setting forth the truth plainly we commend ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God. This is what ministry, real ministry looks like: plain, simple, God-centered. IContinue reading “23Apr2008 2Cor 4:2”

17 Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. Freedom! In the movie What About Bob, there is a scene near the end of the movie where Bob (Bill Murray) is tied to a fallen tree and strapped with black power and a timer. His psychiatrist,Continue reading “22Apr2008 2Cor 3:17”

6 He has made us competent as ministers of a new covenant—not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life. A living relationship with the Living God; that is what brings life. And that is only possible if the barrier of sin has been dealt with properly.Continue reading “21Apr2008 2Cor 3:6”

5 Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim anything for ourselves, but our competence comes from God. Near the beginning of the movie Shrek, Donkey is proud of the fact he has scared off the enemy. Moments later he finds Shrek standing behind him and his self-image is shot. Donkey thought for aContinue reading “20Apr2008 2Cor 3:5”

2 You yourselves are our letter, written on our hearts, known and read by everybody. How many letters do you have in circulation? I hope your children are your letters. Or should I say, I hope your children read the way you want them to be read. They are some of your letters. Your spouseContinue reading “19Apr2008 2Cor 3:2”

15 For we are to God the aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing. 16 To the one we are the smell of death; to the other, the fragrance of life. Double odor. We ‘smell’ differently to different people. Our Jesus-acts are received as grace by other believers.Continue reading “18Apr2008 2Cor 2:15-16a”

14 But thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumphal procession in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of him. We are on the winning team. We are riding in the victory parade. We are sitting in the convertible limousine waving at the crowd. I don’t know aboutContinue reading “17Apr2008 2Cor 2:14”