2Corinthians 5:9 Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him.

We are already made accepted in Christ, the Beloved Ephesians 1:6. Since we are accepted and He has been so good and gracious to us it is only natural that our desire is to please Him. We want to do what He wants us to do. We work at it.

I am accepted by my wife like I am and whatever I do but I will not take advantage of that. I will work at doing things that please her, not to be accepted but because I am. I want to please her. I want to please Christ.

Tomorrow’s reading II Corinthians 6

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2Corinthians 4:7 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.

God Himself indwells us. We are the temple of the Holy Spirit. We have been given truth and revelation far above what we deserve. The truth can be summed up in us as Christ in you the hope of glory.

But notice that God uses weak men and women so that we as well as others can realize that it is not us but Him. We are but earthen vessels. We are weak. We are not in and of ourselves able to live the Christian life, glorify God, or do anything of any worth.

But the Lord Jesus living in us does it all and He gets the glory.

Tomorrow’s reading II Corinthians 5

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