The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him today and what came to my heart and mind in 2 Corinthians 7:13b,
"In addition to our own encouragement, we were especially delighted to see how happy Titus was, because his spirit has been refreshed by all of you."
Here is a readily obvious truth: we all have an impact on others around us. In this passage we see that the Corinthian church "refreshed" Titus, providing him great comfort during his visit there, who in turn brought great comfort to Paul when he reported in.
Paul had chastised the believers in Corinth in his letter to them because they had allowed sin among their ranks without dealing with it - apparently just accepting it. After scolding them about it the Corinthian believers had to make their choice. The choice they made was to respond to Paul in a very affirmative way, which brought relief, comfort, delight and happiness to Paul's team: "we were especially delighted to see how happy Titus was, because his spirit has been refreshed by all of you."
"In addition to our own encouragement, we were especially delighted to see how happy Titus was, because his spirit has been refreshed by all of you."
Here is a readily obvious truth: we all have an impact on others around us. In this passage we see that the Corinthian church "refreshed" Titus, providing him great comfort during his visit there, who in turn brought great comfort to Paul when he reported in.
Paul had chastised the believers in Corinth in his letter to them because they had allowed sin among their ranks without dealing with it - apparently just accepting it. After scolding them about it the Corinthian believers had to make their choice. The choice they made was to respond to Paul in a very affirmative way, which brought relief, comfort, delight and happiness to Paul's team: "we were especially delighted to see how happy Titus was, because his spirit has been refreshed by all of you."
Aside from the most important issue of living our lives in a manner worthy of the Lord, and pleasing him, the choices we make really do have an impact on those around us. None of us are an island unto ourselves.
A question I have for myself today is (in addition to pleasing the Lord), how do I want to impact the lives of those around me?
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
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Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
If you have someone you would like to receive these ruminations, send me their email address. I'm happy to add them to the list. If you are receiving this and would like to be removed from the list, just reply and let me know.
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