Remember,
Our Message Is Not About Ourselves;
We're
Proclaiming Jesus Christ, The Master.
All
We Are Is Messengers, Errand Runners From Jesus For You.
Scripture
2
Corinthians 4
5-6 Remember,
our Message is not about ourselves; we’re proclaiming Jesus Christ,
the Master. All we are is messengers, errand runners from Jesus for
you. It started when God said, “Light up the darkness!” and our
lives filled up with light as we saw and understood God in the face
of Christ, all bright and beautiful.
Observation
I
invited someone to our Easter service a week before Easter. She was
going to be out of town and was not going to be able to attend. I
have invited her for several years and so far she hasn't made it to
our church … but one day she will!
You
and I, if we are followers of Jesus Christ, are His errand runners.
We are His messengers! Life is not about us! It is about Jesus
Christ!
I
hope that you take a couple of minutes and read 2 Corinthians 4
today.
The
Apostle Paul describes his life and what he is going through from
God's perspective. It is how you and I need to view our lives.
We
need to realize that what ever we are going through is “small
potatoes” compared to what God has prepared for us in the future!
Let
me suggest you read 2 Corinthians 4 also in the MESSAGE paraphrase if
you can!
Application
I
will never give up! How about you?
2
Corinthians 4
16 That
is why we never give up. Though our bodies are dying, our spirits
are being renewed every day. 17 For
our present troubles are small and won’t last very long. Yet they
produce for us a glory that vastly outweighs them and will last
forever! 18 So
we don’t look at the troubles we can see now; rather, we fix our
gaze on things that cannot be seen. For the things we see now will
soon be gone, but the things we cannot see will last forever.
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, thank You for giving me chapters like 2 Corinthians 4 to
encourage me. I know that this is how I am supposed to look at life.
I must see things from Your perspective not from mine! I am reminded
this morning that You are constantly at work in the lives of those I
am praying for. You are the only One who can change their hearts and
change the direction of their lives … only You. I am just a
messenger. Open up the spiritual eyes of anyone reading this blog so
that they can see all of the wonderful things that You have in store
for them if they will just put You first!
Daily
Bible Reading: Judges 19,20,21; 2 Corinthians 4
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