Imagine being desperately sick and
having taken life-sustaining medicine for
months, you find out it was a placebo! A
fake drug! It has no power at all! What you
were depending on for healing was
actually having no benefit at all. It just
made you feel good that you were taking
something.
The Apostle Paul was facing a similar
problem. Preachers of a fake Christianity
… a fake gospel, which wasn't good news
at all, were enchanting the church in
Corinth. And to make matters worse, they
were accusing Paul of proclaiming an
antiquated and culturally irrelevant
message saying he twisted scripture to
his own benefit! But Paul knew he had
received the mercy of God in the face of
Jesus; and God called him to bring others
into this same mercy …
"Therefore, since we have this
ministry, as we received mercy, we do
not lose heart," 2 Cor 4:1 NASB
As a recipient of this wonderful mercy,
Paul was emboldened and empowered to
tirelessly preach the true gospel of God.
The powerful gospel of mercy found in
Jesus Christ. Please read through 2 Cor 3
& 4, meditating on 2 Cor 4:1-6 as we
prepare our hearts to receive wonderful
things from our God this Sunday. |
