The Devotional – 1082 – Foot Steps in Second Corinthians, On Going

The Devotional – 1082 – Foot Steps in Second Corinthians, On Going

As time marches forward, non-relational things of ten years past and beyond seem so distant that these are nearly void of remembering. Yet, the events of marriage, family and faith are vivid for most of us because those events even as they pass, are current and ongoing, this is true of personal relationships as well. There are two types of personal relationships with others; these are natural and spiritual. A third dimension of the natural and spiritual realm of life is that both are at home same body, yet have boundaries. People are separated from one another by race and by national heritage, yet race and national heritage melt away when we are related to one another by our spiritual allegiance (faith). 

CHALLENGES & COMMENTS – 2 Corinthians 2:12-17

The apostle Paul was always traveling to one place or another and if you like to travel you can identify with the apostle in this. I remember that while in the service I would return periodically to places in the world that I had been before, places like Spain and Scotland. Each time I would return a group of us Believers (our spiritual heritage) in Jesus Christ would meet up with the believers we had met in those countries previously. Truly it was like meeting up with family.

I can understand the apostles’ unrest when he did not find Titus, his brother in Christ. Once, we returned to Spain and the Director of the Servicemen’s Christian Center was transferred to the Servicemen’s Christian Center in Germany and a new director was assigned to Spain. There was great disappointment since we all had anticipated seeing him and his family. The disappointment was not long lasting and the reason is because of the triumph we all share in the LORD JESUS CHRIST.

The fragrance of the sweet aroma of Jesus Christ is in every place when believers gather together. Among the saints of God we know and understand that our Spiritual Heritage is in Christ and as much as we long to be with Him, we also long to be with those who are in Christ too. The director and his family who replaced the previous, was also of the same fragrance of the sweet aroma of Jesus. Why? Because the Word of God is TRUE. For we are to God (first) the fragrance of Christ among those who are being saved.

Additionally to those who are perishing we are an aroma of death, might I ask you, “who is sufficient for such understanding?” When we speak of Christ, we are not like those who peddle the Word of God, “literally adulterating for personal gain” like many works based religions, but we speak of Christ as one who is from God, as we speak in the sight of God in Christ.

Without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifested in the flesh, Justified in the Spirit, Seen by angels, Preached among the Gentiles, Believed on in the world, Received up in glory – 1 Timothy 3:16. Please have a godly day – every day!