Nov 12, 2022
DANIEL 5-6:
Yesterday we heard two stories: That of
Nebuchadnezzar’s statue of gold and the exciting way God delivered
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. And the second story was
Nebuchadnezzar himself sharing about his dream and how he was later
humbled.
ISAIAH 25:
Yesterday’s reading in Isaiah talked of the
destruction of the whole earth, but here again as typical in
Isaiah, the sun was allowed to break through the clouds. We look
forward to a city where God himself will outshine the
sun.
2CORINTHIANS 5:14—6:13:
Here
is part of Paul’s discussion about the earthly tents/bodies we all
have, and heavenly bodies we will one day have:
2Cor. 5:6 GNT So we are always full of courage.
We know that as long as we are at home in the body we are away from
the Lord's home.
7 For
our life is a matter of [believing//faith], not of
[seeing//sight].
8 We are
full of courage and would much prefer to leave our home in the body
and be at home with the Lord.
9 More than anything else, however, we want to
please him, whether in our home here or there.
Paul returns to his theme about the the apostolic ministry that God has given to him and his companions, and especially now their commission to share the message of reconciliation with God.
NLT Translation notes:
2Cor. 5:13 If it seems we are crazy, it is to
bring glory to God. And if [it seems] we are in our right minds, it
is for your benefit.
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This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new
person [/, one might even say a new creation]. The old life is
gone; a new life has begun!
2Cor. 6:8 We serve God whether people honor us
or despise
us, whether
they slander us or praise us. We are honest, but they [still] call
us impostors.
6:12 There
is no lack of love on our part, but you have [been] withheld your
love from us.
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