Corinthians, Day 26 Boast only in the Lord. Read 2 Corinthians 10. In all that we do every single day, truly only the things that we do for the Lord matters. As Paul continues through this letter, he is reminding the people that when he was with them he had nothing to boast about of himself. The only thing that he could possibly boast in was in how the Lord worked through him. When we look at our lives, do we recognize God’s work through us? Do we boast in that work? God’s work is amazing and the way he moves through our lives is truly phenomenal and something to…

Corinthians, Day 25 Generosity. God has been extremely generous to us and we can be generous in return. Read 2 Corinthians 9. Are we known as generous? God is extremely generous to us. We see his gifts to us in so many areas around us. When we think about being generous and in giving to others, we are to have the heart of God. God is generous and he is constantly giving to us. Do we give to others like he gives to us? Do we give back to God? Are we as generous as God is?

Corinthians, Day 24 Perception is reality. Read 2 Corinthians 8. Paul is explaining a situation that came up in the early church that impacted the Corinthians. There were churches and members that were struggling from a financial standpoint. And there were other churches where the members had enough and wanted to help the struggling churches. The question became, how do you get the money from one church to another church? This is a situation that created a lot of questions around the integrity of the process and the integrity of the people. Paul understood how vitally important it was to ensure that there is integrity in everything the early church…

Corinthians, Day 23 Do we experience sorrow? Read 2 Corinthians 7. As Paul wrote this chapter, we see him referencing a letter he wrote to the Corinthians. Apparently that letter has been lost to history, but what we know about that letter is that it created a lot of sorrow for the Corinthian people. Apparently, Paul had to discipline them and chastise them for something that it happened. Paul recognizes that his letter caused sorrow. Paul clarifies that he did not mean to cause them sorrow or to cause them grief. However, Paul also recognizes that these believers read his letter, experienced sorrow, and repented and turned from their evil…

Corinthians, Day 22 Are we walking a path that others can follow? With our Christian walk, we must be aware of others around us. Read 2 Corinthians 6. Our Christian walk must be mindful of other believers around us. Are we focused on how we can be helpful, not a stumbling point for others we are around.

Corinthians, Day 21 Christ makes all things new. Read 2 Corinthians 5. As Paul is speaking through this chapter, we see just how radical of a change Christ makes in each of our lives. When we surrender our lives to Christ and accept his lordship, he comes in and completely changes everything. Our life becomes his. We surrender to all that he is and all that he wants for us. We are not even recognizable to those that we are around because of the change that Christ brings in our lives. Have we submitted completely to his lordship? Have we allowed Christ to change and make all things new the…

Corinthians, Day 20 Hope. It’s an easy word to say, but can be a very difficult word to truly feel. Read 2 Corinthians 4. While Paul doesn’t specifically use this word in this chapter, you see him explain all the different ways in which the believers have been persecuted and the ways in which they have been mistreated. Paul goes on to explain that we cannot separate the death of Christ from the resurrection of Christ. As believers, we are going to go through hard times and we are going to have difficulties. That’s a matter of fact. The situation is that we are not alone and that the death…

Corinthians, Day 19 God’s Spirit brings freedom. Read 2 Corinthians 3 God is greater than anything that we could ever comprehend. God’s glory is more than anything we have experienced or understand. As Paul continues this letter, he wants to help the Corinthians understand the greatness of who God is and the awesomeness of his glory. God’s spirit truly does bring freedom and through his Spirit we are free to rejoice and to praise and lift up our Heavenly Father. Do we live in the freedom that God’s Spirit brings?

Corinthians, Day 18 How are we seen by others? Read 2 Corinthians 2. As Paul continues, he reminds the Corinthians of the importance of forgiveness. Paul wants the people to stay strong and to stay firm in their faith and in the standards of what they know Christ has called them to. However, when people repent, they must forgive. Once they forgive, they must build them back up in the body of Christ. Paul recognizes, and wants to emphasize, the importance of building up the body of Christ so that Satan doesn’t have an opportunity to use this for evil. Also, the church was a witness to the people around…

Corinthians, Day 17 God is our comfort. Read 2 Corinthians 1. As we move into the second letter that Paul wrote to the Corinthians, we can tell that time has passed and Paul’s ministry has certainly become more challenging and full of more persecution. As he writes to the church in Corinth, we see how he is reminding them that God is the source of all comfort. Only in and through God can we experience the comfort that truly brings peace. Only through Christ are we really working to be able to understand all that God provides to us and lifts us up with. How do we know true comfort?…