“Love Letters”
You yourselves are our letter of recommendation, written on
our hearts, to be known and read by all. And you show that you are a letter
from
Christ delivered by us, written not with ink but with the
Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human
hearts.
~ 2 Corinthians 3:2-3
Love letters have changed. Once written by hand on fine
stationery, now they come in all kinds of digital forms. But one kind of love
letter will never go out of style. It’s the one Paul spoke about in his epistle
to the Corinthians. “You yourselves are our letter. . .from Christ. . .written
not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God.”
All people are “letters” of some kind, conveying “messages”
to others, expressed in words and deeds. As Christians we are letters too. What
do others “read” from our speech and behavior? Do they see us as “love letters”
of Christ or something not befitting the love He gave for all people? When we
lay claim to Christ, we are making ourselves “known and read by all,” as His
representatives. “We are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through
us.” (2 Corinthians 5:20)
As God’s “living letters,” He is using us to appeal to those
who do not know Him, so they will want to know Him too. He’s also appealing to
other believers to see Christ’s love living in us, an encouragement in their
journey of faith. If we show the love of Christ through the overflow of the
Spirit inked in our hearts, we will be “living love letters” to everyone we
meet.
Has someone ever been a “love letter” of Christ to you? How
can you show what the Spirit has inked on your heart to someone today?
This is an excerpt from my new book - "My Faithbook Messages--Devotions to Like and Share." Here's the link to it; take a look:
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