2 Corinthians 3:3 (NLT)
Clearly, you are a letter from Christ showing the result of our ministry among you. This “letter” is written not with pen and ink, but with the Spirit of the living God. It is carved not on tablets of stone, but on human hearts.
I am a letter and Jesus is the envelope. I love this analogy that Pastor Prince used.
Three main functions of an envelope:
- Keeping the letter clean.
In Christ, I am kept clean. Whenever I sin, at that very moment, my sin is washed away by His blood because the blood of Jesus keeps on cleansing me. How wonderful! I can have a bold yet relax relationship with my GOD, because every time He looks at me, He sees the envelope (He sees Jesus and all His loveliness covering me). Blessed is Hansel to whom the LORD will never impute sin! Yeah!
- Keeping the letter hidden.
In Christ, I am protected from all evil!
- Making sure the letter will reach its destination (since the address is written on the envelope).
In other words, I will surely hit the mark. Does it sound familiar? Yes, it certainly does! Hitting the mark --> ARROW! The truth about arrow is connected to this truth about letter and envelope. When GOD released me (an arrow) from His bow, and as I was flying right into my destination, I used to think that I was flying alone. But after listening to the truth about letter and envelope, I realised that even during the journey to my destination, Jesus (the envelope) is with me all the time. And because I am being put in the perfect envelope, I will surely reach my destination, I will surely hit the mark! Woo hoo!
I am standing on Christ. I am in Christ. Christ is in me.
