DAY 328 Read 2 Corinthians 11 through 13; Acts 20:2, 3.
Today's reading: In these closing chapters of the letter, Paul mentions the experiences he has endured in Christ's service--several of them not detailed in the book of Acts.
Memory gem: "He said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness" (2 Corinthians 12:9).
Thought for today:
"The apostle Paul was highly honored of God, being taken in holy vision to the third heaven, where he looked upon scenes whose glories might not be revealed to mortals. Yet all this did not lead him to boastfulness or self-confidence. He realized the importance of constant watchfulness and self-denial.
"Paul had a very humble opinion of his own advancement in the Christian life. He says, 'Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect.' Philippians 3:12. He speaks of himself as the chief of sinners. Yet Paul had been highly honored of the Lord. He had been taken, in holy vision, to the third heaven, and had there received revelations of divine glory which he could not be permitted to make known....
"Paul had a view of heaven, and in discoursing on the glories there, the best thing he could do was to not try to describe them. He tells us that eye had not seen nor ear heard, neither had entered into the heart of man the things which God hath prepared for those that love Him. So you may put your imagination to the stretch, you may try to the very best of your abilities to take in and consider the eternal weight of glory; and yet your finite senses, faint and weary with the effort, cannot grasp it, for there is an infinite beyond." Ellen G. White Comments, SDA Bible Commentary, vol. 6, p. 1107.
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Difficult or obscure words:
2 Corinthians 11:6. "Rude"--literally: unskilled.
Today's reading: In these closing chapters of the letter, Paul mentions the experiences he has endured in Christ's service--several of them not detailed in the book of Acts.
Memory gem: "He said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness" (2 Corinthians 12:9).
Thought for today:
"The apostle Paul was highly honored of God, being taken in holy vision to the third heaven, where he looked upon scenes whose glories might not be revealed to mortals. Yet all this did not lead him to boastfulness or self-confidence. He realized the importance of constant watchfulness and self-denial.
"Paul had a very humble opinion of his own advancement in the Christian life. He says, 'Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect.' Philippians 3:12. He speaks of himself as the chief of sinners. Yet Paul had been highly honored of the Lord. He had been taken, in holy vision, to the third heaven, and had there received revelations of divine glory which he could not be permitted to make known....
"Paul had a view of heaven, and in discoursing on the glories there, the best thing he could do was to not try to describe them. He tells us that eye had not seen nor ear heard, neither had entered into the heart of man the things which God hath prepared for those that love Him. So you may put your imagination to the stretch, you may try to the very best of your abilities to take in and consider the eternal weight of glory; and yet your finite senses, faint and weary with the effort, cannot grasp it, for there is an infinite beyond." Ellen G. White Comments, SDA Bible Commentary, vol. 6, p. 1107.
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Difficult or obscure words:
2 Corinthians 11:6. "Rude"--literally: unskilled.
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