The Word of God for wisdom:
Proverbs 23:10-11 (HCSB)
10 Don't move an ancient boundary marker, and don't encroach on the fields of the fatherless,
11 for their Redeemer is strong, and He will take up their case against you.
The Word of God for inspiration:
Psalm 57:2-3 (HCSB)
2 I call to God Most High, to God who fulfills [His purpose] for me.
3 He reaches down from heaven and saves me, challenging the one who tramples me. Selah God sends His faithful love and truth.
The Word of God for encouragement:
2 Corinthians 13:5 (HCSB)
5 Test yourselves [to see] if you are in the faith. Examine yourselves. Or do you yourselves not recognize that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless you fail the test.
2 Corinthians 13:11-13 (HCSB)
11 Finally, brothers, rejoice. Become mature, be encouraged, be of the same mind, be at peace, and the God of love and peace will be with you.
12 Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the saints greet you.
13 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with all of you.
My observation:
Today we come to the close of our walk through Paul's second letter to the church at Corinth. What a blessing to experience the love that Paul had for the Lord, and for His people. It is true what the bible says about God's amazing love.
1 Peter 4:8 (HCSB)
8 Above all, maintain an intense love for each other, since love covers a multitude of sins.
In this closing chapter I note two things; one that is instructive in verse five, and the second that is inspiring in verses eleven through thirteen.
Paul encourages the members of the church to examine their lives to see if they were authentic and truly in the faith.
Then in the closing benediction, Paul addresses those who are true brothers and sisters in the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ. He encouraged them to be perfect, that means to be mature. No matter how long you have been a Christian, you should never stop growing and glowing.
My prayer:
Our Father in heaven, my dear Father, I am so thankful that in Christ we have everything that we need to run the race of life successfully.
Father God, I pray that your people will find in Christ all that they need to live a life that is pure, peaceful, and powerful. Father, that each of us will fulfill our God ordained purpose; that we will glorify God, and be a blessing in the lives of others. In Jesus name, Amen.
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3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort,
4 who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.
5 For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also abounds through Christ.
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