“who has made us
sufficient to be ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the
Spirit. For the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.” 2 Corinthians 3:6
This short snippet of Scripture really spoke to me
today. It is a reminder. Being a follower and truster of Jesus is all
about life! Life abundant in this existence (visit John 10:10) and life eternal
in the next (visit John 3:16).
Life!
This passage spoke to me because I did have a funeral to
officiate on Monday. In Presbyterian
terms, we (and I for sure) don’t call a funeral a funeral; we call it a Service
of Witness to the Resurrection, being reminded that our ultimate hope comes
from the life, death and resurrection of Jesus.
Still, services like these can be difficult; the pastor is almost always
working with people in initial stages of grief.
The wounds are garden fresh. Life seems
very difficult during this time. Yet, even at such a service, we don’t dwell on
death, save for acknowledging the reality of it, but we dwell on life.
Life!
Sometimes I think we do dwell too much on the negative,
and as I see it, the negative has a way of just sucking the life out of
everything. It so easy to get caught up in that. The passage above is a reminder (as I
mentioned before) that the letter (the law) kills. It does.
It rightfully condemns us before a holy and just God. But. We are people of the new covenant. Graced and blessed. Created by God to live.
Friends, live life!
Live it loud! Live it abundant and eternally.
For the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.
Live!
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