Monday, January 27, 2014

Grace for your spirit January 28, 2014

Grace for your spirit
But just as you abound in everything, in faith and utterance and knowledge and in all earnestness and in the love we inspired in you, see that you abound in this gracious work also.
 II Corinthians 8:7

The key word in this passage is the word, INSPIRED.  Some teachers teach the materials, but the really good ones, inspire others to learn and apply the lessons.  That inspiration comes from living the lessons, not just teaching what they have read.  Paul needed the church to be generous, and he hoped they had been inspired by his generosity of life.  The reason so many of our lessons are lacking impact today is the failure of teachers to inspire by the life of example.  May we all learn something, put it to work, and inspire someone today.

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