Author Archives: L. Lyden

Unequally Yoked “Do not be unequally yoked/connected with unbelievers. What fellowship has righteousness with lawlessness? What communion has light with darkness?     2 Corinthians 6:14             A yoke is a tool used by farmers to connect a team of oxen. They are connected so that they can work together to accomplish the same purpose. They areContinue reading “September 22, 2021”

What are you waiting for? For He says: “In an acceptable time I have heard you, and in the day of salvation I have helped you. ”Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.  2 Corinthians 6:2 Have you ever heard someone say “Some day I’ll get my life rightContinue reading “September 21, 2021”

The great exchange “For He (God) made Him (Jesus) who knew no sin to be sin for us, so we could become the righteousness of God in Him (Jesus).”  2 Corinthians 5:21             Now that’s a good deal!  There has never been a greater offer before or since.  This is God’s offer.  He made anContinue reading “September 20, 2021”

What are you doing here? “Now then, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were pleading through us: we implore you on Christ’s behalf, be reconciled to God.” 2 Corinthians 5:20            Have you ever asked yourself the question, “What am I doing here or what is the reason for my existence?”  It’s aContinue reading “September 19,2021”

 Well Pleasing “Therefore we make it our aim, whether present or absent, to be well pleasing to Him.”  2 Corinthians 5:9 Well pleasing to Him. . . It has always been a scary thought to me to stand before the LORD one day, in His very presence.  I know He is my high priest andContinue reading “September 18, 2021”

Walk by faith “For we walk by faith, not by sight.”   2 Corinthians 5:7 This scripture seems simple on the surface, but if we break it down, it actually goes much deeper. The first phrase is: We walk by faith. What does that mean?  We know that faith is the evidence of things hoped forContinue reading “September 17, 2021”

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”