“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.” 2 Corinthians 5:17 ESV Reflection: how can we know whether someone is truly a new creation in Christ? Wouldn’t you like to be able to go back to the beginning, to observe when God […]
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“Behold, you delight in truth in the inward being, and you teach me wisdom in the secret heart.” Psalm 51:6 ESV Reflection: why is honest self reflection difficult, but also critical in restoring relationships? Psalm 51 is perhaps one of David’s most powerful works, because through it we still can learn so much about sin
“From now on, therefore, we regard no one according to the flesh. Even though we once regarded Christ according to the flesh, we regard him thus no longer.” 2 Corinthians 5:16 ESV Reflection: what about the people you meet or know impress you? Most have someone they look up to. A role model. Perhaps even
“For we know that if the tent that is our earthly home is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.” 2 Corinthians 5:1 ESV Reflection: what will your heavenly mansion look like? We were out for a walk yesterday with our grandson, and noticed that
“The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!” John 1:29 ESV Reflection: how is Jesus taking away sin from your life? The statement “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!” John 1:29b ESV
“So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day.” 2 Corinthians 4:16 ESV Reflection: what is the longest timeframe you use for planning something in your life? I was talking with a financial planner the other day who asked me the question
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“But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us.” 2 Corinthians 4:7 ESV Reflection: have you ever felt inadequate in yourself, wondered if and how God to use you for his purposes? The Hartford Institute defines a megachurch as a Protestant congregation
“For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.” 2 Corinthians 4:6 ESV Reflection: do you see the light of Christ? The first and general accepted definition of “darkness” is the
“And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit.” 2 Corinthians 3:18 ESV Reflection: when you look in the mirror, what do you see? Most people have a
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“who has made us sufficient to be ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit. For the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.” 2 Corinthians 3:6 ESV Reflection: if you were a minister for some office, what would be your function or activities? Early in my engineering career, I
