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 2:17,
"Unlike so many, we do not peddle the word of God for profit. On the contrary, in Christ we speak before God with sincerity, as those sent from God."
There are those who peddle the word of God for profit today. We should not be naive and fail to see that many who represent themselves as ministers of the gospel are leading others into the corruption they are caught up in. Paul casts them in Romans 16:18 in this way, "such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the minds of naive people."
Paul, on the other hand, claimed to have been sent from God and spoke with sincerity. In 1 Thessalonians 2:13 he told the fellowship there, "when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as a human word, but as it actually is, the word of God, which is indeed at work in you who believe." Paul spoke and wrote the very words of God!
Along with the other writers of Scripture, the communication God desired to have with mankind was spoken through them. Peter points out, "Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet's own interpretation of things. For prophecy never had its origin in the human will, but prophets, though human, spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit." 2 Peter 1:20-21. I realize I refer to this passage frequently, but I find it something we should all be aware and convinced of.
"Unlike so many, we do not peddle the word of God for profit. On the contrary, in Christ we speak before God with sincerity, as those sent from God."
There are those who peddle the word of God for profit today. We should not be naive and fail to see that many who represent themselves as ministers of the gospel are leading others into the corruption they are caught up in. Paul casts them in Romans 16:18 in this way, "such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the minds of naive people."
Paul, on the other hand, claimed to have been sent from God and spoke with sincerity. In 1 Thessalonians 2:13 he told the fellowship there, "when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as a human word, but as it actually is, the word of God, which is indeed at work in you who believe." Paul spoke and wrote the very words of God!
Along with the other writers of Scripture, the communication God desired to have with mankind was spoken through them. Peter points out, "Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet's own interpretation of things. For prophecy never had its origin in the human will, but prophets, though human, spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit." 2 Peter 1:20-21. I realize I refer to this passage frequently, but I find it something we should all be aware and convinced of.
Right in our hands! The very words of our Creator!
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!
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