2 Corinthians 10-13

​Reading though chapter 11 of 2 Corinthians is a challenge for me. I am a Pastor, I grew up in a Christian home and asked Jesus to rule my life when I was 5. I served in the youth group, went on mission trips, and taught younger children, all before I was 18. Then when I got married I served in many different ways in the church, including church board, trustee, men’s ministry, preaching and teaching, Sunday School, usher, sound team, and small groups. Yet 2 Corinthians 11 shows me, that all means nothing and in fact, it shows that I can do all of that and still be destined for Hell. That line of Paul, “masquerading as servants of righteousness”, scares the crap out of me. There are many lines in God’s Holy Word that scare me to death and that line is one of them. What I do means nothing in the eternal saving of my soul. In fact, what I do could and might stand in the way of my own salvation. I can look good, doing great things for God, and still be totally destined for destruction. That is why Paul says we should only ever boast in the Cross. Paul was so much better of a “man of God” than I am, yet he only ever talked about the Cross and what that means. That is the same for me. I can only boast in the Cross. That is all I should talk about. That is all I should tell others about. That is all that matters. Now the Cross should motivate me to do things, but that is the Cross at work in my life and the Cross that matters. Let this chapter soak deep into your soul and then let it explode out with an exclamation point of the Cross of Christ. Tomorrow, celebrate and be grateful for the one things that matters, the Cross of Christ.