Begin with two minutes of silence and stillness before God.
Are you a morning person? I love mornings! My alarm is currently set to "Going the Distance" from Rocky. That song gets me going as soon as I wake up! I get up and cannot wait to attack the day! But nothing gets me more excited in this life than when I read something from God’s Word, and He speaks to me. 2 Corinthians 3:4-6 is such an awesome passage. Paul has it exactly right. “Such is the confidence that we have through Christ toward God. Not that we are sufficient in ourselves to claim anything as coming from us, but our sufficiency is from God”. The quicker we understand this, the better our lives will be. The very best we have to offer in this world is like filthy rags. We are sinners who, despite our very best efforts in this world, 100% deserve a life separate from God. Thank goodness He sent Jesus to live the perfect life and take our place on that cross! ALL good comes from God.
Humility is rare in our society today. But God demands we be humble and understand that all that we have, all that we are capable of, and all that we do in this world is because of Him and His grace. Paul goes on to say in verse 6, “But our sufficiency is from God, who has made us to be ministers of a new covenant.” God has called us to be ministers of a new covenant. What new covenant? The covenant Jesus made at the Last Supper, when He became the sacrificial lamb to wash away all our sins. All we have to do is admit our sins, repent, and follow Him. It's overwhelming to think about the love God showed by sending Jesus. I don’t deserve it in any way, but He died on the cross for you and me! Even more than the song "Going the Distance," which gets me going in the morning! God’s love for me and the fact that He put me on this earth with a purpose to teach others about His covenant excites me and invigorates me every day! The very least I can do is carry out what He commanded. Live for Him and tell others about Him.
Take two minutes to reflect in silence.