2 Corinthians 3:2-3
"You are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read by all men; clearly you are an epistle of Christ, ministered by us, written not with ink but by the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone, but on tablets of flesh, that is, of the heart."
The church is an epistle of Christ, with God composing his tome upon our hearts by the touch of the Spirit. As new creations of Christ, we've been made living epistles, revealing the heart of the Savior for the world.
What an honor it is to be one on whom the Spirit has written the story of God's love. What an honor it is to be one on whom the Spirit continues to write the story of God's mercies. What an honor it is to be a part of the church of Jesus Christ, filling the pages of a chapter of God's history, all with the intent of giving God the glory due his name.
In the epistle written upon your heart, others should see the hand of Jesus Christ. For not only does the Spirit identify us as Christ's own, the epistle which is your life is to be read by others, revealing Christ's undeserved mercies.
May we submit our lives to be a ready surface on which the Spirit can write God's epistle.
May we lay open our souls for the Spirit's compositions, being ready to be changed at a moment's notice.
May we wipe clean the stains of repeated sins for which our Lord has died, giving the Lord a clean slate from which to work.
May we sit still long enough for the Spirit to compose God's will upon our hearts.
May we turn fully to the Spirit, inviting him to write Christ's epistle on our hearts, so that our lives would reflect the work of the author.
May people only have to take a quick look at us to see the writing of Christ upon us and glorify his name.
LORD JESUS
Lord, I thank you writing your name upon my heart, and even now, I invite your Spirit to compose your will upon my life forever. Amen.
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