2 Cor 6-8 : Living true
The letter to Corinth is a great pair of letters - so full of clear guidelines on how to live as christians in a non-christian world - how to balance the with we live in, but are not a part of - from what to eat [and how to decide] to what to do in a church service Paul covers it all.
It is also a great lesson of how to correct and rebbuke - on how to speak the truth in love.
And tonight's reading covered how to live, who to associate with, and an encouragement to keep on giving.
The verse that stood out for me was:
Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.
It leapt out of the screen at me - and made me see that the last month was alot about unGodly sorrow - it was about wallowing in all the things I do not have instead of giving thanks for what I do. It was about fighting against things, instead of entrusting them to God. It was about not believing God knew what he was doing and thinking I had a better idea than he.
Today - I resolved to turn around [repentance] that way of thinking, of seeing the things I do not and to trust those things to the one who can provide - it's you're problem now God, you are able, but if you choose not to do what I hope for, I will still praise you, for you are a wondrous, glorious, generous, gracious God.
Amen.
It is also a great lesson of how to correct and rebbuke - on how to speak the truth in love.
And tonight's reading covered how to live, who to associate with, and an encouragement to keep on giving.
The verse that stood out for me was:
Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.
It leapt out of the screen at me - and made me see that the last month was alot about unGodly sorrow - it was about wallowing in all the things I do not have instead of giving thanks for what I do. It was about fighting against things, instead of entrusting them to God. It was about not believing God knew what he was doing and thinking I had a better idea than he.
Today - I resolved to turn around [repentance] that way of thinking, of seeing the things I do not and to trust those things to the one who can provide - it's you're problem now God, you are able, but if you choose not to do what I hope for, I will still praise you, for you are a wondrous, glorious, generous, gracious God.
Amen.
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