The Vineyard
I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me
and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do
nothing. – John 15:5
II Corinthians 4:7-18
Pray for God to speak to you through
the reading of His word.
Read the passage.
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Jars of Clay
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It seemed odd to the Corinthians
that such an important message as the gospel would be transmitted by a
broken-down apostle like Paul. Are we
guilty of missing the truly important things in life, because we place too much
importance on the external and superficial?
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Relating to Scripture
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Knowing the Bible as well as he did,
Paul was able to see his own story in the reading of Psalm 116. Do we know the Bible well enough to gain
comfort by discerning our story in Scripture?
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A Study in Contrasts
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Paul concludes this section with a
slew of contrasts. When we think about
what we place value in, what we think is important, where does it fall on this
list? Would it fall into the category of
the outer, the momentary, the passing away, or the inner, the eternal, and the
renewed?
Praise God for the privilege of
being vessels used to glorify him.
Devote yourself to familiarizing
yourself with Scripture.
Pray for the wisdom to focus more on
the eternal, and less on the temporary.
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