Adequate and Sincere

Today’s reading: 2 Corinthians 2:12-17

'And who is adequate for such a task as this? You see, we are not like the many hucksters who preach for personal profit. We preach the word of God with sincerity and with Christ’s authority, knowing that God is watching us.' - 2 Corinthians 2:16-17

Spreading the knowledge of Christ will not smell sweet to everyone. There will be many who will hear only "death and doom." Don't let these naysayers discourage you from sharing Jesus' love regardless. There will be some who will breathe in the gospel and it will regenerate them in every sense of the word.

What is Paul's main advice as we set to work on this great mission?

#1: We are not adequate in our own strength to do this. We can't endure consistent rejection in hopes that some will respond to what we are wanting to share. Yet we have Christ's authority and power to keep us going each day!

#2: Sincerity goes a long way. The word used for it here is eilikrineia and it can also mean "unmixedness" or "clearness" or "purity." Our integrity should speak for itself.

God has removed all of our excuses (just like he did for Moses).