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. (2 Corinthians 3:2)
It's often said, "we are the only Jesus some people will ever see." Jesus is no longer walking the earth in physical form. We can no longer talk to Him face-to-face, share a meal with Him, hear Him speak with human tongue. But He makes Himself known, through His word, and through His followers.
That's why I love Paul's words to the church in Corinth: you are a letter from Christ. Your own life is evidence of the work of Jesus. When people hear about God; when they hear about the Grace and Love and Mercy of Christ, the only place they can turn to see that about which they are hearing, is to you and to me: those who claim to serve Him.
If you want to know what the Apostle Paul was all about, you read his letters to the various churches. Those letters provide evidence of his ministry and his life. What he did, what bothered him, what brought him joy. We don't have Paul; we do have his letters.
In the same way, a hurting world wants to know about this Jesus. Who is He? What does He want? What does He do? They can't look to him in person; but they can read His letters.
What, then, are they reading in you? Are they reading hypocrisy and self-righteousness, or are they reading grace, peace, and joy?
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