Ministers of a New Covenant

Sustaining Hope
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Restoration

2 Corinthians 3:4-11  The Message

^4-6 We couldn’t be more sure of ourselves in this—that you, written by Christ himself for God, are our letter of recommendation. We wouldn’t think of writing this kind of letter about ourselves. Only God can write such a letter. His letter authorizes us to help carry out this new plan of action. The plan wasn’t written out with ink on paper, with pages and pages of legal footnotes, killing your spirit. It’s written with Spirit on spirit, his life on our lives!

Lifting the Veil

^7-8 The Government of Death, its constitution chiseled on stone tablets, had a dazzling inaugural. Moses’ face as he delivered the tablets was so bright that day (even though it would fade soon enough) that the people of Israel could no more look right at him than stare into the sun. How much more dazzling, then, the Government of Living Spirit?

^9-11 If the Government of Condemnation was impressive, how about this Government of Affirmation? Bright as that old government was, it would look downright dull alongside this new one. If that makeshift arrangement impressed us, how much more this brightly shining government installed for eternity?

For Reflection

Are we not all, in some sense, caught up in governments of death?  I am not anti-government.  That would be senseless.  What is Caesar's is Caesar's.

But governments, even those who strive for justice, can never be just, never compassionate enough, never righteousness.  Only a God-centered government can be righteous.    Live in the kingdom of God.  Live righteous lives, filling the gaps in a secular culture, righting the wrongs in a inevitably imperfect society.

Pray

for strength and courage to live in the Kingdom of God.  Pray for the strong hands in god's angel armies to pave the way for righteous alternatives.  Pray for justice, forgiveness and peace.