Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—2 Corinthians 5:4-9
by: Margaret Taylor.
The key focus of this passage is Paul's declaration that "we walk by faith" (v. 7). The Amplified Version expands this statement to say that we regulate our lives and conduct ourselves by conviction or belief, respecting our relationship to God.
The questions we must ask ourselves are: What regulates my life? What am I convicted of (or not) that causes me to live the way I live? Has the Holy Spirit been able to whet my appetite with a real taste of heaven so that I will no longer settle for less? Am I confident enough in the promises of God's word to live as though they are already mine when I can't see or feel them?