2 Corinthians Study 3

Dear Student of the Word,

Below is another installment from our study of Second Corinthians.  I always marvel at God's word, how well-written it is, how consistent it is, how practical it is.  The Word is worthy of our constant study, but not as an end to itself, but as a means to an end.  That end is God.  I hope that these studies are bringing you closer to God and helping you apply the Word on a daily basis. 

This week I wrote:

v. 5 – Here Paul mentioned again what he wrote about in chapter one:  the Holy Spirit is a guarantee of what is yet to come. What proof do we have that we will live forever with Christ?  The same Spirit that raised Christ to life lives inside you and me!  He is there to provide the witness, the assurance by faith, that God’s promises to us are true.

God made us to be whole only in and through Him.  There is no other substitute that can do the job.  God made us for fellowship with Him.  We were made for God.  Hallelujah!  God is so good.  My desire for Him is something He put into me.  Then He helps me fulfill that longing by giving me His Spirit to live inside me. 

What a deal!  There is no other “religion” or “God-system” that can offer that kind of transaction.  All others have man pursuing God.  Christianity is God pursuing man and, when He apprehends him, gives that man all he needs to love and serve God.  Such a deal!  What grace!  What love!

What are you doing with this great transaction, this deposit on the things of God?  Are you making the most of His living in you?  What more can you do?  If Paul did the great things he did for God with no more or less than you have, what can you do?  I know it is more than you doing now.  So why wait?  Go for it!

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Comments

[Thomas]

THANK YOU FOR THE MESSAGE AND DO CONTINUE TO E-MAIL ME,PLEASE PRAY FOR ME SO THAT I REMAIN FAITHFUL AND TO PREACH THE WORD OF GOD AS I AM STUDYING THROUGH YOU.ONCE AGAIN THANK YOU.MAY GOD BLESS YOU.AMEN

[Joshua Magutu Mogere]

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[Mercy Kirumba]

Praise Jesus,
This week's study of timothy 1 was like a voice of GOD telling me not to quit pursuing my purpose. I want to do a graduate degree and i almost quit searching for a scholarship, but now i won't give up. Please pray for me that i may achieve this one step towards fulfilling my purpose. May GOD continue to use you to speak to his people.