Monthly Archives: September 2017
forgive, or be exploited
devotional post # 2155 2 Corinthians 2:8-11 2Co 2:8 So I am encouraging you to reaffirm your love for him. 2Co 2:9 Because this is why I had written, that I might test you and know whether you are … Continue reading
time to forgive
devotional post # 2154 2 Corinthians 2:5-7 2Co 2:5 But if someone has brought sorrow, he has brought it not to me, but to some extent — not to be too dramatic– to all of you. 2Co 2:6 For such … Continue reading
the distance prescription
devotional post # 2153 2 Corinthians 2:1-4 2Co 2:1 Because I made up my mind not to make another sorrowful visit to you. 2Co 2:2 Because if I cause you sorrow, who is there to make me glad but the … Continue reading
validating seal
devotional post # 2152 2 Corinthians 1:21-24 2 Cor 1:21 But God is the one who is validating us — along with you –in union with Christ, and has anointed us, 2 Cor 1:22 who also marked us with … Continue reading
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he keeps his promises
devotional post # 2151 2 Corinthians 1:19-20 2 Cor 1:19 Because the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was proclaimed among you by us, namely by me and Silvanus and Timothy, was not “Yes and no,” on the contrary, with … Continue reading
plans change, but God is faithful
devotional post # 2150 2 Corinthians 1:15-18 2 Cor 1:15 And this was why I was confident, I planned at first to come to you, so that you could have a second helping of grace, 2 Cor 1:16 and travel … Continue reading
almost there
devotional post # 2149 2 Corinthians 1:12-14 2 Cor 1:12 Because what we are bragging about, what our conscience tells us, is this: that we behaved ourselves in the world, and especially toward you, with dedication and integrity before God, … Continue reading
death sentence
devotional post # 2148 2 Corinthians 1:9-11 2 Cor 1:9 Yes, we ourselves were living with the verdict of a death sentence, with the result that we did not have confidence in ourselves, but in God who raises the dead, … Continue reading
shared encouragement
devotional post # 2147 2 Corinthians 1:6-8 2 Cor 1:6 But if we are suffering, it is for your encouragement and deliverance, or if we are encouraged, it is for your encouragement, which produces in you the patient enduring of … Continue reading
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encouragement overflow
devotional post # 2146 2 Corinthians 1:3-5 2 Cor 1:3 Praised be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of acts of compassion and God of every encouragement, 2 Cor 1:4 who encourages us in everything … Continue reading
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