II Corinthians 8:16-17 ” I thank God, who put into the heart of Titus the same concern I have for you. For Titus not only welcomed our appeal, but he is coming to you with much enthusiasm and on his own initiative.”

Titus was one of Paul’s most trusted & able assistants…and here, he is sending Titus back to the Church in Corinth ahead of Paul’s own return. But Titus’s journey was not inspired only by Paul’s ardent zeal for the Church in Corinth, but by his own keen interest, eagerness, & drive to do the Will of God. Oh that we would have the same enthusiasm & ambition to serve God as we did when we were running after the things of the world. That somehow our “Party Hearty” mentality & determination to have fun & a good time could be translated & transformed into the same kind of wholehearted eagerness to do God’s Kingdom Work now. Or as the words of Charles Spurgeon challenges fellow Believers, ” Your body was a willing horse when it was in the service of the devil, let it not be a sluggish hack now that it draws the chariot of Christ.”

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A Christian mother, grandmother, and retired nurse living in Illinois. Called into a ministry of encouraging others to find their ultimate plan and purpose in life through Christ. View all posts by kezha1