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A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold is as pictures of silver.(Prov.25:11) It is so important to speak the right words to people at the right time to produce the right results. When you think of apples of gold in pictures of silver, then you are thinking of wealth and excellence. When we speak wisdom into the lives of others we are making them wealthy. Therefore we must seek God for He is the source of all wisdom and He will give us just the right words needed at the right time.
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#Now I Paul myself beseech you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who in presence am base among you, but being absent am bold toward you. But I beseech you, that I may not be bold when I am present with that confidence, wherewith I think to be bold against some, which think of us as if we walked in the flesh. For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds;) Casting down imaginations and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ; II Cor. 10:1-5
This passage is about spiritual warfare as Paul begs the believers by the meekness and gentleness of Christ to be bold toward you. Though we walk in the flesh, we do not war against the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds. When we take captive all the imaginations of the flesh to the obedience of Christ. We must put on the whole armor of God so that we can stand against all the wiles of the devil. God will avenge all disobedience when our obedience is complete in Christ.
#Being enriched in everything, to all bountifulness, which causeth through us thanksgiving to God. For the administration of this service not only supplieth the want of the saints but is abundant also by many thanksgivings unto God; whiles by the experiment of this ministration they glorify God for your professed subjection unto the gospel of Christ and for your liberal distribution unto them and unto all men; And by their prayer for you, which long after you for the exceeding grace of God in you. Thanks are unto God for his unspeakable gift. II Cor. 9:11-15
Paul is giving God the glory for the enrichment in everything to all bountifulness, which causes through us thanksgiving to God. For God must be glorified by the experiment of this ministration for your professed subjection unto the gospel of Christ and for your liberal distribution unto them and all men. Also for the prayers for you which long after you for the exceeding grace of God in you. Thanks are unto God for his unspeakable gift which is Jesus Christ our Lord. For we walk by faith and not sight. My prayers are for Bessie Prickett to finish the contract in Cairo, Egypt to the glory of God.
#And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work: (As it is written, He hath dispersed abroad; he hath given to the poor: his righteousness remaineth forever. Now he that ministereth seed to the sower both minister bread for your food and multiply your seed sown and increase the fruits of your righteousness;) II Cor. 9:8-10
Be it known that God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that ye always having all sufficiency in all things may abound to every good work: God gives to the poor his righteousness remains forever. Therefore let God minister seed to the sower for bread for your food and multiply your seed sown so that your fruits of righteousness will increase. Be not deceived, for God is not mocked; whatsoever a man sows, that shall he also reap. So make sure you are sowing seeds of righteousness so that you will reap a harvest of righteousness.
#But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall also reap bountifully. Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver. II Cor 9:6,7
Be it tithing or grace giving we have been given the principle for giving. God calls giving sowing and reaping. Therefore the more we sow the more we reap. God wants us to give joyfully and not out of necessity. For the Lord loves a cheerful giver. So just laugh out loud when you give for this pleases the Lord very much.
#Avoiding this, that no man should blame us in this abundance which is administered by us: Providing for honest things, not only in the sight of the Lord but also in the sight of men. And we have sent with them our brother, whom we have oftentimes proved diligent in many things but now much more diligent, upon the great confidence which I have in you. Whether any do enquire of Titus, he is my partner and fellow helper concerning you: or our brethren be enquired of, they are the messengers of the churches and the glory of Christ. Wherefore shew ye them and before the churches, the proof of your love and of our boasting on your behalf. II Cor. 8:20-24
Paul was thankful for the abundance in the Corinthian churches and admonished the brethren to provide honest things in the sight of the Lord as well also in the sight of men. Titus was sent along with our brother, whom we have oftentimes proved diligent in many things and much more diligent, upon which I have in you. Titus was a fellow helper concerning you if the brethren enquired of and they are the messengers of the churches to the glory of Christ. What a joy to be a messenger of the Lord and on fire for Jesus Christ to the glory of God. So Paul wanted the churches to show the proof of their love, so they could understand our boasting on your behalf.
#For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes, he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich. II Cor 8:9
Jesus left the ivory palaces in glory to give us the greatest redemption story. He stepped into time and became a man so that he could go to the Cross to pay our sin debt. By so doing he became sin for us, so that we could become the righteousness of Christ to God. We became rich while he became poor for our sakes. O praise God for sending his only begotten Son into the world to redeem mankind from sin and win us to God forever.
#Therefore we were comforted in your comfort: yea and exceedingly the more joyed we for the joy of Titus because his spirit was refreshed by you all. For if I have boasted anything to him of you, I am not ashamed; but as we spake all things to you in truth, even so, our boasting, which I made before Titus, is found a truth. II Cor. 7:13,14
Paul is comforted greatly of Titus that he boasted in the truth about him and his spirit was refreshed by you all. Jesus is the truth and everything we do must be of the truth. For the liar will not tarry in the sight of God. Titus was like a son in the gospel to Paul and he knew of all the trials that the church in Corinth was going through and the obedience that they had done to the teaching of the apostle Paul. We can learn a lot from this church on how they confronted conflict with other believers, especially to the point of going the court against other Christians, which Paul warned them not to do. As Christians, our yay must be yay and our nay must be nay. That is what our Lord told us on the Sermon on the Mount and we must be obedient to our Lord Jesus Christ. It is my prayer that if you are struggling with this passage to ask the Lord to clear your heart to receive the truth of the gospel so that you may obey all of the teachings.
#For, behold this selfsame thing that ye sorrowed after a godly sort, what carefulness it wrought in you, yea, what clearing of yourselves, yea what indignation, yea what fear, yea what vehement desire, yea what zeal, yea, what revenge! In all things, ye have approved yourselves to be clear in this matter. Wherefore, though I wrote unto you, I did it not for his cause that had done the wrong, nor for his cause that suffered wrong, but that our care for you in the sight of God might appear unto you. II Cor. 7:11,12
Paul had written to the church in Corinth about a brother who had taken his father's wife and there was great sorrow in the church about this deed. So it is godly sorrow that leads to repentance unto salvation and so there was a rebuke of the brother who had done this thing. Therefore, it was this reason that Paul wrote so that everyone would see the care for your insight of God, would appear unto all. The believers were approved to be clear before God in this matter and they ultimately forgave the brother lest Satan would take advantage of them through unforgiveness.
#For, when we have come into Macedonia, our flesh had no rest, but we were troubled on every side; without were fightings, within were feared. Nevertheless, God that comforteth those that are cast down, comforted us by the coming of Titus; And not by his coming only, but by the consolation wherewith he was comforted in you when he told us your earnest desire, your mourning, your fervent mind toward me; so that I rejoiced the more. II Cor. 7:5-7
Paul had come into Macedonia and had no rest for his flesh, he was troubled on every side; without were fightings, within were feared. Yet God who comforts the cast down comforted the Church with the coming of Titus; How thankful I am to God for the coming of Bessie Prickett, who has given me great consolation in Christ and I pray for her missionary journey in Cairo, Egypt that the Lord will bless her on her contract. Just as Titus comforted Paul and the Church when he told us your earnest desire, your mourning, your fervent mind toward me; so that I rejoiced the more. For, God is the God of all comfort and he comforts us in our troubles so that we can comfort others who are going through trials. Let us continue to fight the good fight, keep the faith, and finish the race. For there is a crown of righteousness waiting in heaven for all those who love the appearing of Jesus Christ.
#Having, therefore, these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God. Receive us; we have wronged no man, we have corrupted no man, we have defrauded no man. I speak this not to condemn you: for I have said before, that ye are in our hearts to die and live with you. Great is my boldness of speech, toward you, great is my glorying of you: I am filled with comfort, I am exceeding joyful in all our tribulation. II Cor. 7:1-4
Have a wonderful Valentine's Day everyone, as we continue our study let us put away all the filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God. Just as Paul had wronged no man, we too have corrupted no man, we have defrauded no man. This is the secret to all of this, the joy of the Lord is our strength and you are in our hearts to die and live with you. Therefore I am filled with great boldness of speech toward you and I am exceeding joyful in all our tribulation. For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but that we would obtain salvation. So no matter what you are suffering this day, be it the separation from a loved one, we can rejoice in the Lord always, cause God is the source of our joy. and salvation my Beloved brothers and sisters in Christ.
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