Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? Or do we need, like some people, letters of recommendation to you or from you? 2 You yourselves are our letter, written on our hearts, known and read by everyone. 3 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.
4 Such confidence we have through Christ before God. 5 Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim anything for ourselves, but our competence comes from God. 6 He has made us competent as ministers of a new covenant—not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.
Question 1
No doubt Paul is the most famous Christian missionary of all time but here we see him saying that isn’t enough. Where did Paul get his confidence from?
Question 2
If that was Paul’s attitude, what should our attitude be towards our talents and ability?
Question 3
What would it mean to you to put your confidence in God rather than in your own ability today?
Pray:
Pray for willingness and opportunity to use the gifts God has given you and give praise and thanks to God for.
