READ: 2 Corinthians 5:19-20 NLT For God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself, no longer counting people’s sins against them. And he gave us this wonderful message of reconciliation. So we are Christ’s ambassadors; God is making his app...
READ: 2 Corinthians 5:16-17 NLT 'So we have stopped evaluating others from a human point of view. At one time we thought of Christ merely from a human point of view. How differently we know him now! This means that anyone who belongs to Christ ha...
READ: 2 Corinthians 5:4 NLT 'While we live in these earthly bodies, we groan and sigh, but it’s not that we want to die and get rid of these bodies that clothe us. Rather, we want to put on our new bodies so that these dying bodies will be swallo...
READ: 2 Corinthians 4:16 NLT 'That is why we never give up. Though our bodies are dying, our spirits are being renewed every day.' Have you ever been tempted to give up? Paul talks about this twice in this chapter and concludes that he would neve...
READ: 2 Corinthians 4:7-9 NLT 'We now have this light shining in our hearts, but we ourselves are like fragile clay jars containing this great treasure. This makes it clear that our great power is from God, not from ourselves. We are pressed on e...
READ: 2 Corinthians 4:5 NLT 'You see, we don’t go around preaching about ourselves. We preach that Jesus Christ is Lord, and we ourselves are your servants for Jesus’ sake.' Whatever you are doing today it’s vital to have a clear objective. Dithering...
READ: 2 Corinthians 3:18 NLT 'And the Lord—who is the Spirit—makes us more and more like him as we are changed into his glorious image.' Nothing stands still for long. If you need proof of that, then have a look at a photo of yourself from ten ye...
READ: 2 Corinthians 3:4-5 NLT 'We are confident of all this because of our great trust in God through Christ. It is not that we think we are qualifiedto do anything on our own. Our qualification comes from God.' Qualifications are important. You ...
READ: 2 Corinthians 2:14-15 NLT 'God uses us to spread the knowledge of Christ everywhere, like a sweet perfume. Our lives are a Christ-like fragrance rising up to God. But this fragrance is perceived differently by those who are being saved and ...
READ: 2 Corinthians 1:21-22 NLT 'It is God who enables us, along with you, to stand firm for Christ. He has commissioned us, and he has identified us as his own by placing the Holy Spirit in our hearts as the first installment that guarantees eve...
READ: 2 Corinthians 1:12 NLT 'We can say with confidence and a clear conscience that we have lived with a God-given holiness and sincerity in all our dealings. We have depended on God’s grace, not on our own human wisdom. That is how we have cond...
READ: Proverbs 3:1-2 NLT 'My child, never forget the things I have taught you. Store my commands in your heart. If you do this, you will live many years, and your life will be satisfying.' What’s your memory like? Time and again I trudge upstairs to...
READ: Proverbs 1:8-9 NLT 'My child, listen when your father corrects you. Don’t neglect your mother’s instruction. What you learn from them will crown you with grace and be a chain of honour around your neck.' I would be fascinated to know what you...
READ: Proverbs 1:7 NLT 'Fear of the Lord is the foundation of true knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.' You need to be careful with the book of Proverbs. It’s very easy to read too much of it and get indigestion! It’s a book which ne...
READ: Genesis 22:2 NLT “Take your son, your only son—yes, Isaac, whom you love so much—and go to the land of Moriah. Go and sacrifice him as a burnt offering on one of the mountains, which I will show you.” This is an incredibly tough story to cope...
