May 30 / II Cor. 8:1-15

II Corinthians 8:15 …they gave themselves first to the Lord and then by the will of God to us. (v. 5b) Here Paul is speaking of the Macedonians’ contributions toward the financial relief of the Jerusalem church. I understand “giving themselves to the Lord” to mean that they prayed and sought the Lord’s will in …

May 28 / II Cor. 6:1-18

II Corinthians 6:1-18 RTB 2020!! I was intrigued today in my NKJV Chronological Bible by their use of three different prepositions (in, by, as) for three sets of nouns: in great endurance, in afflictions, in hardships, in calamities, in beatings, in imprisonments, in riots, in labors, in sleepless nights, in hunger; by purity, by knowledge, by …

May 25 / II Cor. 4:1-18

II Corinthians 4:1-18 There are some really great, memorable verses in today’s reading. Here’s the first: We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed; (vv. 8-9) In each case the former word reflects Paul’s difficulties and the latter word/phrase …