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Today's Bible Translation

Bible translation used in today's episode: Ch. 11 NIV, Ch 12-13 NLV

Podcast Introduction

Today is Epistles Sunday, and we’ll read 2 Corinthians 11-13. I’m calling this episode “Take An Inventory.”

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Comments on 2 Corinthians 13

2 Corinthians 13:5 says: Put yourselves through a test. See if you belong to Christ. Then you will know you belong to Christ, unless you do not pass the test.

The apostle Paul was having some difficulties with some of the people in the church at Corinth, so he gave them this challenge. But it is good for all of us to take stock from time to time. Are we walking with the Lord as we should, or have we drifted away?

It is good to ask God if there is anything in us with which He is unhappy. And we should ask Him to reveal it to us, so that we can confess it and ask for forgiveness. This is one of those times I talked about a few days ago when it is good to be quiet before the Lord, by the way. Listen for His still, small voice.

Charles Spurgeon wrote, “Now, what is it to have Jesus Christ in you? The true Christian carries the cross in his heart; and a cross inside the heart, my friends, is one of the sweetest cures for a cross on the back. If you have a cross in your heart – Christ crucified in you, the hope of glory – all the crosses of this world’s troubles will seem to you light enough, and you will easily be able to sustain it. Christ in the heart means Christ believed in, Christ beloved, Christ trusted, Christ espoused, Christ communed with, Christ as our daily food, and ourselves as the temple and palace wherein Jesus Christ daily walks.”

Sometimes we find it easy to see shortcomings in the people around us. Perhaps we would be better off if we spent time with the Lord looking for areas in our own lives that don't measure up. Is it time for an audit?

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Steve Webb 0:00It's good to ask God if there's anything in us with which he's unhappy.

Steve Webb 0:11Hello there, this is the Lifespring one year Bible coming to you from Riverside, California in podcasting since 2004. I'm your og Godcaster. Steve Webb. This is the daily podcast where we are reading through the entire Bible in a year. Thank you for inviting me in today. It's epistle Sunday. And we'll read Second Corinthians 11 through 13. I'm calling this episode, take an inventory. And we'll have a time of prayer. In case you missed it yesterday, I'm giving away a copy of the Jesus revolution book to three Lifespring family members this coming Saturday. To enter the drawing, all you have to do is send me an email at steve@lifespringmedia.