Devotion

QT 06/08/2024 Tue. 2Cor 13 READ http://www.esvbible.org/2cor13 "Authority" might suggest excessive control and restricting others' freedom. But godly authority can be a beautiful picture. (1) The source of godly authority is God. This authority is given by God (2Cor 13:10). Thus the one

QT 05/08/2024 Mon. 2Cor 12. Good thorn? READ http://www.esvbible.org/2cor12 Paul had great credentials for boasting—his ancestry (2Cor 11:22), his sufferings for the sake of Christ (2Cor 11:23-27), his love for the churches (2Cor 11:28), and even his "surpassing greatness of

QT 04/08/2024 Sun. 2Cor 11. READ http://www.esvbible.org/2cor11 The relationship between Christ, the minister and the church is described beautifully by Paul. Paul uses the analogy of a virgin (the church) who has been betrothed to a man (Christ). Here, Paul is like the father

QT 02/08/2024 Fri. 2Cor 10. True letters of recommendation. READ http://www.esvbible.org/2cor10 In ministry, commendation comes ultimately only from God. Some commended themselves (2Cor 10:12) or compared themselves with others (2Cor 10:12). Others relied on letters of recommendation (2Cor 3:1). Such behaviour

QT 01/08/2024 Thu. 2Cor 9. Cheerful giving secrets. READ http://www.esvbible.org/2cor9 As Paul prepared the Corinthian church to collect a gift for the needy saints in Jerusalem by sending an advanced party, he pointed out the attitudes they should have in giving. They should be

QT 31/07/2024 Wed. 2Cor 8. Loving enough to give. READ http://www.esvbible.org/2cor8 Paul was proud of the Corinthians because of their initial act of showing the desire to give "a year ago" (2Cor 8:10,24). He was asking them to follow through with their