Please read 2 Corinthians 13.
Meditate on verse 5.
Test yourselves to see if you are in the faith;
examine yourselves!
Or do you not recognize this about yourselves,
that Jesus Christ is in
you—unless indeed you fail the test?
Paul was planning to visit the church at Corinth for a third
time. They needed to grow up in
Christ. Paul did not want to use severity
when he came to Corinth, but he would spare no one if sin continued to abound
in this church (2 Corinthians 13:2, 10). Paul commanded each member to examine
themselves to make sure they were really believers. They should not be abiding
in sin if they were abiding in Christ.
Proof of being a Christian is Christ in you. As a believer, you abide in Christ rather
than remaining in the sins of your old life.
God exhorts you. Examine
yourself! Is Christ in you? Does Jesus define who you are or does sin
define you?
Pray 2 Corinthians 13:11 over yourself and those for whom
you are standing guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).
“Lord, in You let ____________
and I rejoice, be made complete,
be comforted, be
like-minded, and live in peace.
God of love and peace
be with us.
In Your Name, Jesus~”
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