Author Archives: L. Lyden

Put your trouble to work For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory, 2 Corinthians 4:17 This is something I never considered before. Our troubles are working for us.  According to Romans 8:28, We know that all things work togetherContinue reading “September 16, 2021”

Agree with your Father And since we have the same spirit of faith, according to what is written, “I believed and therefore I spoke,” we also believe and therefore speak.  2 Corinthians 4:13 Do you speak what you believe, or do you only talk about what you see?  What I am referring to is onlyContinue reading “September 15, 2021”

Jars of clay “But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us.”    2 Corinthians 4:7 This passage talks about how the glory of God moves into the heart of every believer at the point of salvation.  Let’s explore a little on whatContinue reading “September 14, 2021”

 Freedom “Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty/freedom.”  2 Corinthians 3:17 Disappointed?  Discouraged?  Depressed?  These are usually easy emotions to identify right?  Of course, these are not feelings that we desire to have, yet they come at different points in life.  We become disappointed, discouraged,Continue reading “September 13, 2021”

You are a letter Clearly you are a letter of Christ, ministered by us, written not with ink but by the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of flesh, that is, of the heart. Your life is a letter written for all the world to see.  The wayContinue reading “September 12, 2021”

Vent and drain So I decided that I would not bring you grief with another painful visit. For if I cause you grief, who will make me glad? Certainly not someone I have grieved.  2 Corinthians 2:1 & 2 Have you ever had a friend that always comes to you when they need cheering up? Continue reading “September 11, 2021”

Living above your circumstances “Now thanks be to God, who always causes us to triumph in Christ, and through us makes known the fragrance of His knowledge in every place.”  2 Corinthians 2:14 You already have the victory in whatever battle you are in right now.  The key to seeing that victory show up inContinue reading “September 10, 2021”

Yes and Amen “For all the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God through us.”  2 Corinthians 1:20 Today I want to talk about the seal of God’s promises!  Amen!  The word “Amen” literally means “so be it” or “it is so!”  Most of us usuallyContinue reading “September 9, 2021”

The gift of prayer You also helping together in prayer for us, that thanks may be given by many persons on our behalf for the gift granted to us through many.  2 Corinthians 1:11 The gift of prayer!  Have you ever thought of it that way?  That you are actually giving someone a gift whenContinue reading “September 8, 2021”

His Comfort who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. 2 Corinthians 1:4 Have you ever wondered why?  Why is this happening to me or why do things always go in aContinue reading “September 4, 2021”