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Let the Spirit Guide You to Bring Glory to God

Tom Penrod
2 min readSep 9, 2019

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“We couldn’t be more sure of ourselves in this-that you, written by Christ himself for God, are our letter of recommendation. We wouldn’t think of writing this kind of letter about ourselves. Only God can write such a letter. His letter authorizes us to help carry out this new plan of action. The plan wasn’t written out with ink on paper, with pages and pages of legal footnotes, killing your spirit. It’s written with Spirit on spirit, his life on our lives!” 2 Corinthians3:4–6MSG

https://www.bible.com/97/2co.3.4-6.msg

I encountered this thought a couple of times today and want to share it with you now.

If we have one purpose as Christians, it is to let God’s Glory shine through us.

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And as iron sharpens iron, the Spirit sharpens spirit.

God’s Holy Spirit provides us with the light to shine God’s glory. When we dedicate ourselves and our efforts to God’s glory, our endeavors become our best witness.

This is why we should strive to give our best efforts no matter the opportunity. If we are cleaning up after a big event or if we are greeting people as they come in or if we…

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Tom Penrod
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