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SAA Notes
Remember the young man who lived with his stepmother? Well, he repented. Paul deals here with his re-admission into the congregation. Before the elders were too lax, now they have been too harsh. Isn’t this just like us!
SJA Notes
* Father God, Your word is a lamp to our feet, a light to our path – Please show us how to walk today.
“But thanks be to God, who in Christ always leads us in triumphal procession, and through us spreads the fragrance of the knowledge of him everywhere.”
The knowledge of God is a fragrance!
How we receive it, how we smell it, depends on our hearts.
To those in Jesus, it is the fragrance of life!
To those outside the camp (where we all once were), those in spiritual darkness (dead hearts, dry bones), it is the fragrance of death.
Sometimes we might not feel adequate in our walk along this narrow path, but our adequacy is not a matter – It is the fragrance of Christ in us (not our own).
We do not walk this path alone, instead are led in triumphal procession by the King of kings, God in the Person of the Son, our risen Lord Jesus!
Let us be encouraged in this. Jesus has won the day, we walk this road together, and we bring Jesus to those around us by living as He wants.
* Dear Heavenly Father,
Thank You for Jesus, who leads us along this path.
Please help us to spread Your word, the knowledge of You, throughout every place You lead us.
Maey souls be saved into Your kingdom!
Amen.