7 for we walk by faith, not by sight. (2 Corinthians 5:7 ESV) This is a short but profound verse. The idea of walking by faith is something that may take years to understand fully and cultivate. We are not given signs and wonders as were the disciples. We must take everything on...
Judgement, Condemnation and Forgiveness
37 “Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven; (Luke 6:27 ESV) How much judging, condemning and forgiving do we do? The world is a place where we will be judged by others. We may be condemned as...
Thorn
7 So to keep me from becoming conceited because of the surpassing greatness of the revelations,[a] a thorn was given me in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to harass me, to keep me from becoming conceited. (2 Corinthians 12:7 ESV) When I think about what an inspiration Paul is even to this day,...
Earthen Vessels
7 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us. (2 Corinthians 4:7 NKJV) We want to be seen as strong and independent, but the reality is that we live in these earthen vessels, these often weak jars of...
Sufficiency
8 And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency[a] in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work. (1 Corinthians 9:8 ESV) In a world of ever more do we ever even sniff at sufficiency? When God makes grace abound to...