In The Word
Read: 2 Corinthians 1:12-22
Paul’s Integrity
12 For our proud confidence is this: the testimony of our conscience, that in holiness and godly sincerity, not in fleshly wisdom but in the grace of God, we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially toward you. 13 For we write nothing else to you than what you read and understand, and I hope you will understand until the end; 14 just as you also partially did understand us, that we are your reason to be proud as you also are ours, on the day of our Lord Jesus.
15 In this confidence I intended at first to come to you, so that you might twice receive a blessing; 16 that is, to pass your way into Macedonia, and again from Macedonia to come to you, and by you to be helped on my journey to Judea. 17 Therefore, I was not vacillating when I intended to do this, was I? Or what I decide, do I decide according to the flesh, so that with me there will be yes, yes and no, no at the same time? 18 But as God is faithful, our word to you is not yes and no. 19 For the Son of God, Christ Jesus, who was preached among you by us—by me and Silvanus and Timothy—was not yes and no, but has been yes in Him. 20 For as many as the promises of God are, in Him they are yes; therefore through Him also is our Amen to the glory of God through us. 21 Now He who establishes us with you in Christ and anointed us is God, 22 who also sealed us and gave us the Spirit in our hearts as a pledge.
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Walking In The Word
In 2 Corinthians 1:12, it says, “For our proud confidence is this: the testimony of our conscience, that in holiness and godly sincerity, not in fleshly wisdom but in the grace of God, we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially toward you.” The apostle Paul talked about what made him proud and confident in what he did; he said he conducted himself in the world with holiness and godly sincerity, not in fleshly wisdom. Paul was not afraid of anyone because he knew he was doing everything by the book, with integrity. Paul loved the communion and fellowship of believers; he wrote this letter with joy and made sure that everything he wrote was easy to be understood by the believers.
Paul talked about how he preached one gospel, a gospel of the promises of Jesus Christ. He strongly believed in preaching the heart of Yeshua and leaning on the Holy Spirit all the time. Paul told the church in Corinth that all of his plans about them were intentional; he took time and planned to visit them because of how much he loved them. We also see that Paul believed so much in leadership; Paul told the body of believers that for them to be strong together in Christ they needed to see him as an anointed man of God and believe in his leadership.
It is your responsibility also to witness to others with integrity in your heart. Share the gospel of Jesus Christ and be intentional about it. Who will you begin with today?