2Co 13:10 Therefore I write these things being absent,
lest being present I should use sharpness, according to the power which the
Lord hath given me to edification, and not to destruction.
Paul, the apostle,
chosen by Jesus Christ. Paul, from the Pharisees, a strict Jew, turned
Christian. Paul, the chief of sinners. Paul, sought after for edification,
sought after for his words given to him by Jesus Christ. Paul, a teacher, a
preacher, a prophet. Paul, just like you and I, had a temper. Paul chose to write to these Christians
rather than visit them and he tells them why. 'Lest being present I SHOULD USE
SHARPNESS.' He didn't want to be sharp
with them, he didn't want to be angry with them, he didn't want his words to be
used for destruction. He wanted to teach them, to edify them, not reprimand
them. He wanted them to learn from his writing to them so he didn't have to
yell at them, and hurt them with his admonition in person.
The truth has the
power to cut, to wound, to hurt, to injure, to destroy. We can't believe the truth isn't REAL, that
it isn't powerful- it is!
Remember this--
Heb_4:12 For the word of God is quick, and powerful,
and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of
soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the
thoughts and intents of the heart.
The word of God is
TRUTH! Our Savior is the WORD of God! Our Savior is TRUTH!
Paul didn't want to
HURT people with his words of truth, but he wanted them to have the truth, to
learn from the truth, to know the truth, to live by the truth.
The truth is alive,
the truth is something we cannot deny and live.
We need TRUTH! Can
we get the truth without being hurt in order to learn it? Yes, it's possible.
We need to study, to love the Lord with all our heart! To want His truth, not
the lies that please our ears, not the lies that are easy to hear. We need truth
and by the GRACE of God we will get the truth we need by studying His word!
2Co 13:14 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the
love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen.
Paul ended his
letter to these Christians with those words.
Paul wanted the
GRACE of the LORD JESUS CHRIST to be with them. Paul wanted the LOVE of GOD to
be with them.
Paul wanted the
COMMUNION of the HOLY GHOST to be with them.
Paul wanted all this
for all of US!
Grace, Love,
Communion with God!
Please, Father, we
would have the grace of Your only begotten Son. We would have Your love. We
would have communion with the Holy Spirit. Please!
Amen!
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