Our epistle

Ye are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read of all men: Forasmuch as ye are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the heart. – 2 Corinthians 3.2-3

Paul knew that most people in Corinth were never going to read his letters. Only realtively small group of believers were ever going to read or hear it.

So how were Paul’s letter going to impact Corinth in a broader sense?

Paul tells his readers that since most people are not going to read his letters that they must his living letters to the people around him. The Corinthian Christian’s lives must reflect Paul’s letters.

We have the same challenge today. Most people we come in contact with are never going to pick up a Bible. It’s just not going to happen. The only ‘Bible’ they are going to see is how God’s word is lived out in our lives. We are known and read of all men. If we are not living out our lives so that people can see God’s word in us it is not going to mean mean much when we try to show them His written word.

Are people going to see God’s word come alive in me today?