clearly you are an epistle of Christ, ministered by us, written not with ink but by the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of flesh, that is, of the heart. (2 Corinthians 3:3 NKJV)
The Apostle
Paul's life was made weary by the incessant opposition of his enemies and
critics, who sowed discord in the churches which he had formed in
Paul gave
utterance to a true and striking description of a Christian disciple. He is an
autograph letter, the author and writer is the Lord Himself, "an epistle
of Christ." The ink is "the Spirit of the living God." The pen
is the teacher or preacher of the Gospel, "ministered by us." The
material is the heart and life, "not on tables of stone, but on hearts of
flesh."
We ought to
be Christians in large type, so that it would not be necessary to be the small
print in our society, or to regard us through glasses, in order to detect our
true discipleship. The message of our lives should resemble the big
advertisements which can be read on the billboards by all who pass by. The
merit of good letter writing is to state what the writer wants to say as
clearly and concisely as possible. Sometimes we have to wade through long and
weary pages before we can get at the gist of our correspondent's meaning. Let
us take care that the message of our lives is clear, concise, and unmistakable.
We are to
be pens in the hand of Christ; our sufficiency is of God, who makes us
ministers.
PRAYER
Live in us,
blessed Lord, by Your Holy Spirit, that our lives may be living epistles of
helpfulness and blessedness. May the Name of the Lord Jesus be glorified in us. It’s in His name I pray, AMEN.
God's Daily Promise
Promise #179:
I will rescue you from evil and safely deliver you into My kingdom.
2 Timothy 4:18 (WEB)
And the Lord will deliver me
from every evil work,
and will preserve me for his
heavenly Kingdom;
to whom be the glory forever
and ever. Amen.
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