Have you first read all three parts of the introduction to this blog?
Here is a guide to the meaning of the colors I use...
Here is a guide to the meaning of the colors I use...
- Black -- General insights the Lord shows me as I read.
- Blue -- Specific things I need to do.
- Red -- Things I need to be thankful for.
- Green -- Prayers I need to pray.
Let's get started...
Today, read 2 Corinthians 11 on your own at least one time. As you read, make notes in a notebook or in the margins of your Bible. Record all of the insights God gives you. Don't read my remarks until you have first done this yourself.
Here are the insights I wrote down along with the verses they go with...
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11:2-3 (NLT) For I am jealous for you with the jealousy of God himself. I promised you as a pure bride to one husband—Christ. 3 But I fear that somehow your pure and undivided devotion to Christ will be corrupted, just as Eve was deceived by the cunning ways of the serpent.
Lord, I pray for my church. I pray that you will keep her pure and holy. I pray that we will always be pleasing to you. Lord show us where we fall short and give us the courage and desire to change.
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11:14 (NLT) But I am not surprised! Even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light.
Things are not always as they appear. We must be very discerning.
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11:23-27 (NLT) Are they servants of Christ? I know I sound like a madman, but I have served him far more! I have worked harder, been put in prison more often, been whipped times without number, and faced death again and again. 24 Five different times the Jewish leaders gave me thirty-nine lashes. 25 Three times I was beaten with rods. Once I was stoned. Three times I was shipwrecked. Once I spent a whole night and a day adrift at sea. 26 I have traveled on many long journeys. I have faced danger from rivers and from robbers. I have faced danger from my own people, the Jews, as well as from the Gentiles. I have faced danger in the cities, in the deserts, and on the seas. And I have faced danger from men who claim to be believers but are not. 27 I have worked hard and long, enduring many sleepless nights. I have been hungry and thirsty and have often gone without food. I have shivered in the cold, without enough clothing to keep me warm.
Today, read 2 Corinthians 11 on your own at least one time. As you read, make notes in a notebook or in the margins of your Bible. Record all of the insights God gives you. Don't read my remarks until you have first done this yourself.
Here are the insights I wrote down along with the verses they go with...
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11:2-3 (NLT) For I am jealous for you with the jealousy of God himself. I promised you as a pure bride to one husband—Christ. 3 But I fear that somehow your pure and undivided devotion to Christ will be corrupted, just as Eve was deceived by the cunning ways of the serpent.
Lord, I pray for my church. I pray that you will keep her pure and holy. I pray that we will always be pleasing to you. Lord show us where we fall short and give us the courage and desire to change.
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11:14 (NLT) But I am not surprised! Even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light.
Things are not always as they appear. We must be very discerning.
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11:23-27 (NLT) Are they servants of Christ? I know I sound like a madman, but I have served him far more! I have worked harder, been put in prison more often, been whipped times without number, and faced death again and again. 24 Five different times the Jewish leaders gave me thirty-nine lashes. 25 Three times I was beaten with rods. Once I was stoned. Three times I was shipwrecked. Once I spent a whole night and a day adrift at sea. 26 I have traveled on many long journeys. I have faced danger from rivers and from robbers. I have faced danger from my own people, the Jews, as well as from the Gentiles. I have faced danger in the cities, in the deserts, and on the seas. And I have faced danger from men who claim to be believers but are not. 27 I have worked hard and long, enduring many sleepless nights. I have been hungry and thirsty and have often gone without food. I have shivered in the cold, without enough clothing to keep me warm.
11:28-29 (NLT) Then, besides all this, I have the daily burden of my concern for all the churches. 29 Who is weak without my feeling that weakness? Who is led astray, and I do not burn with anger?
I should never gripe or complain about the hardships I face. My hardships are not anything like the hardships Paul faced with good courage and a godly attitude.
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11:30 (NLT) If I must boast, I would rather boast about the things that show how weak I am.
Thank you Lord that your strength is seen so clearly in my weakness.
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11:30 (NLT) If I must boast, I would rather boast about the things that show how weak I am.
Thank you Lord that your strength is seen so clearly in my weakness.
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Don't forget to spend time in prayer... CHAT...
Pastor Noel
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