A Letter From God

Good Morning,

2 Corinthians 3:3 (NIV)
You show that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.

I read these words this morning and they caused me to choke up a bit and shed some tears. I say that because deep inside myself I know that what I have read this morning is very true. I also know that the "letter" that I've shown to the world has too often been one that Jesus wouldn't have been proud of. I would hesitate a guess that I'm not the only person reading these words who feels much the same way.

This short verse of Scripture points out and underlines that WE every one of us who claims Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior IS TRULY a letter from Him that is to be shown and read by the rest of the world. Everything we do and everything we say is being seen by someone, somewhere, at some time. Our challenge is that we sort of forget this fact and too many times fall back into the ways of the world in our dealings with other people...and how we handle situations, especially adverse situations. We are His witnesses and His ambassadors on this planet as long as we draw breath. "But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth."(Acts 1:8), "We are therefore Christ's ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. (2 Cor. 5:20)

Now here's the thing about this...We witness and are His ambassadors NOT so much by what we say, but by how we are read by people (that which is in our hearts) as we go about our normal, everyday lives. It is our lives that show the world who and what we are in Christ Jesus. It is our every action...and every REaction...that determines whether or not people see Jesus' letter written on our hearts and, therefore, lived out in our lives.

Now, I can't answer for you, but for me, well, that's a pretty awesome responsibility. For me, it means I've got to be much more careful about how I go about my daily activities. For me, it tells me that I've got to get a better handle on my tongue. For me, I know I've got to love a little more, care a little more...and not be afraid to show it.

Love, peace, and blessings,

David