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Corinthians 3, "Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? Or do we
need, like some people, letters of recommendation to you or from you? 2
You yourselves are our letter, written on our hearts, known and read by
everyone. 3 You show that you are a letter from Christ, the result of
our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living
God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts. 4 Such
confidence we have through Christ before God. 5 Not that we are
competent in ourselves to claim anything for ourselves, but our
competence comes from God. 6 He has made us competent as ministers of a
new covenant—not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills,
but the Spirit gives life."
Christianity is essentially a lay
movement. But one would not think so while visiting the average church.
Often the impression we get is that ministry is for the theologically
trained, the polished and proficient. With the professionalism of
ministry in our society, many of us question our ability to minister.
Like Paul, we ask, "Who is equal to such a task?" (2:16). In this
chapter Paul tells us why all believers are competent for ministry in
Christ.
Dear God, I pray that I can be a letter from Christ and
represent Christ to those around me. I pray that others would long for
You!
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