To: ALL
WHO HAVE EARS TO HEAR
From;
GOD THE FATHER, THE LORD JESUS CHRIST HIS SON and Ministered through the
HOLY SPIRIT OF GOD, The Helper, that He may be with you forever. [John 14:16]
Subject:
MY WORD
2 Corinthians 4:3–18 (The Living Bible) 3 If the Good News we preach
is hidden to anyone, it is hidden from the one who is on the road to eternal
death. 4 Satan, who is the god of this evil world, has made him
blind, unable to see the glorious light of the Gospel that is shining upon him
or to understand the amazing message we preach about the glory of Christ, who
is God. 5 We don’t go around preaching about ourselves but about
Christ Jesus as Lord. All we say of ourselves is that we are your slaves
because of what Jesus has done for us. 6 For God, who said, “Let there be light in the darkness,” has made us
understand that it is the brightness of his glory that is seen in the face of
Jesus Christ. 7 But this precious treasure—this light and power that
now shine within us—is held in a perishable container, that is, in our weak
bodies. Everyone can see that the
glorious power within must be from God and is not our own. 8 We
are pressed on every side by troubles, but not crushed and broken. We are perplexed because we don’t know why
things happen as they do, but we don’t give up and quit. 9 We
are hunted down, but God never abandons us. We get knocked down, but we get up again and keep going. 10
These bodies of ours are constantly facing death just as Jesus did; so it is
clear to all that it is only the living Christ within who keeps us safe. 11
Yes, we live under constant danger to our lives because we serve the Lord, but
this gives us constant opportunities to show forth the power of Jesus Christ
within our dying bodies. 12 Because of our preaching we face death,
but it has resulted in eternal life for you. 13 We boldly say what we believe, trusting God to care for
us, just as the psalm writer did when he said, “I believe and therefore I
speak.” 14 We know that the same God who brought the Lord Jesus
back from death will also bring us back to life again with Jesus and present us
to him along with you. 15 These sufferings of ours are for your
benefit. And the more of you who are won to Christ, the more there are to thank
him for his great kindness, and the more the Lord is glorified. 16 That
is why we never give up. Though our bodies are dying, our inner strength in the
Lord is growing every day. 17 These troubles and sufferings of ours
are, after all, quite small and won’t last very long. Yet this short time of
distress will result in God’s richest blessing upon us forever and ever! 18
So we do not look at what we can see
right now, the troubles all around us, but we look forward to the joys in
heaven which we have not yet seen. The troubles will soon be over, but the joys
to come will last forever.
[Please Note: Always Read the Word of God in Context asking
the Holy Spirit of the Living God to give you the interpretation. 2 Peter 1:16–21 (Williams) 16 For it was not mere stories of fancy
that we followed when we told you of the power and coming of our Lord Jesus
Christ, but we had been eyewitnesses of His majesty. 17 For when He
received such honor and glory from God the Father, when from the majestic glory
there was borne to Him a voice like this, “This is my Son, my Beloved, in whom
I take delight.” 18 we heard this voice ourselves borne from heaven
while we were with Him on that sacred mountain. 19 So we have the
message of the prophets more certainly guaranteed. Please pay attention to this message as to a
lamp that is shining in a dismal place, until the day dawns and the morning
star rises in your hearts; 20 because you recognize this truth above
all else, that no prophecy in Scripture
is to be interpreted by one’s own mind, 21 for no prophecy has
ever yet originated in man’s will, but men who were led by the Holy Spirit
spoke from God.]
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