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"You show that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, 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 3:3

I have a good friend who is living in Spain and I absolutely love when I receive a letter from her. There is something about an old fashion letter that expresses great love and connection. In the verse above we are told that we are the letter from Christ. What is your letter saying? Does your letter tell of a loving Christ who has great compassion and patience for the human race? Or does your letter tell the world that you don’t have much time for people that are different from you?

I am on this journey to experiencing God and understanding more about God and Christ and my own self. On this journey the letters people are writing with their lives have taught me a lot about what it means to be a Christ follower. Now some of these letters have been true and some have been quite twisted. It is my desire that with each letter that we read we ask the Holy Spirit to reveal to us truth. Here are a few letters I want to share with you:

Ollie’s life letter of Christ shows me that God is a listening God who takes seriously the prayers of her heart. She is writing out great love and strength before my eyes in the way she loves others.

Sekabwa’s life letter is teaching me the God is a God that comforts those in a great time of need. I am learning more about God’s heart the wars against injustice and oppression. I am learning from his life letter that I can make a difference in this up side down world.

Lu’s letter is teaching me the wisdom of God. I am learning to run after Christ and to seek him with all of my heart and to love people out of an overflow of this love. At the same time I am learning to accept the realism of my human nature and to make slow steady steps forward.

What is your letter of God to this world?

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