2 Corinthians

April 06, 2023 – Thursday  2 Corinthians 1:3-4    NIV 3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, 4 who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God. 2 Corinthians…

July 21, 2022 – Thursday     2 Corinthians 12:7-10     NIV 9 But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. Comments – Part 2 To really understand what Paul is telling us…

July 20, 2022 – Wednesday     2 Corinthians 9:14     NIV 14 And in their prayers for you their hearts will go out to you, because of the surpassing grace God has given you. Comments – Part 2 In a reply to my comments yesterday (may be found here) on the verse above, a reader wrote the following, My random thoughts, I have…

July 19, 2022 – Tuesday     2 Corinthians 9:14     NIV 14 And in their prayers for you their hearts will go out to you, because of the surpassing grace God has given you. Comments  As powerful as the above verse is, it is even more so in context. Thus, here is some context, 12 This service that you perform is not…

July 18, 2022 – Monday     2 Corinthians 8:8-9     NIV 8 I am not commanding you, but I want to test the sincerity of your love by comparing it with the earnestness of others.  9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you through his poverty might…

July 15, 2022 – Friday     2 Corinthians 8:1     NIV 1 And now, brothers and sisters, we want you to know about the grace that God has given the Macedonian churches. Comments  This is going to be a bit of a surprise for many I think, the use of the word grace above. It is still God’s favor, His unmerited favor, but in a…