Please read 2 Corinthians 6.
Meditate on verses 1, 3, and 4a.
And working together with Him,
we also urge you not to receive the grace of God in vain—
giving no cause for offense in anything,
so that the ministry will not be
discredited,
but in everything commending ourselves as servants of God.
God’s Words
in this chapter give you an opportunity for a Holy Spirit evaluation of your
life. If you are a Christian, you are a recipient of God’s grace—His merciful
kindness that drew you to Him. God graced you with salvation. The rest of your
life should not be lived in vain but as an offering to God of thanksgiving for
all He has done for you.
Paul listed
about two dozen circumstances that could be used as excuses to be offensive,
yet as a servant of God, Paul chose not to discredit the ministry. The eternity
of others was at stake.
Let the Holy
Spirit examine you. Is anything in your life causing offense, and is the
ministry God called you to being discredited? Earlier in this letter, God said
you are called to the ministry of righteousness and reconciliation (2
Corinthians 3:9; 5:18). Are you serving in those ministries as a servant of
God?
Pray 2
Corinthians 6:1, 3, and 4 over yourself and those for whom you stand guard as a
faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).
“Father,
help 
and me work with You.
and me work with You.
Do not
let us receive Your grace in vain.
May we
give no cause for offense in anything,
so that
the ministry will not be discredited.
In
everything, may we commend ourselves as servants of You.
Because
of Your name, Jesus~”
The WATCHMAN
on the WALL ~ Dr. Ron and Marsha Harvell
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