okay so 2 Corinthians and I have been in love the past few days, I just want to write down everything I've been writing down in my journal as i read it...
2 Cor 4:1 "Therefore, since it is by God's mercy that we are engaged in this ministry, we do not lose heart." ---Paul and Timothy were severely oppressed and underwent many many trials and hardship, but because it is by GOD'S MERCY that they were even ENGAGED in this ministry-- because, God had mercy on Paul and converted him and allowed him to carry His gospel all over the place-- they do not lose heart. I am encouraged to not lose heart with my ministry with the dance team I am on. It is one of the hardest ministries i've ever had to do and I am pressing forward because I know that God appointed me there because of His mercy and I cannot lose heart because I am furthering His name.
2 Cor 4:5-6 "For we do not proclaim ourselves; we proclaim Jesus Christ as Lord and ourselves as your slaves for Jesus's sake. For it is the God who said, "Let light shine out of darkness," who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ." ---God shines in our hearts so that we can give off His light. What an amazing thing, thinking about God shining in me. We cannot proclaim anything for ourselves...we cannot proclaim any works we do apart from GOD within us.
2 Cor 4:19-20 "...always carrying in the body the death of Jesus, so that the LIFE of Jesus may also be made visible in our bodies. For while we live, we are always being given up in death for Jesus' sake, so that the life of Jesus may be made visible in our mortal flesh." ---We have to carry in our body the death of Jesus by becoming like Him in His death, meaning that we go through sufferings and trials so that the LIFE of Jesus can be glorified and seen through our living and faith in Him and dependence on Him as our rock..
2 Cor 5:2 "For in this earthly tent we groan, longing to be clothed with our heavenly dwelling..." ---we so badly want to be in heaven!, but we are here...we have to carry His name and His work here on earth
2 Cor 5:14 "For the love of Christ urges us on" ---if anything, it is Christ's LOVE that urges us to continue on this journey of a Christian walk/life.
2 Cor 5:17 "So if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation; everything old has passed away; see, everything has become new!" ---everyone rejoice in this...we are NEW...He makes all things NEW.
2 Cor 6 What a commended servant of God has: purity, knowledge, patience, kindness, holiness of spirit, genuine love, truthful speech, and the power of God, weapons of righteousness.
Could you post more about your dance team and update us on how everything's going with that?? Don't give up! (:
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