The Yatsoms website has returned! I’m so excited to have a place for us to grow together.
Last year, I released a scripture memory journal! ✨Whoohoo✨, but life got crazy and I didn’t have the time to promote it. This year, I’m showing up to share it and foster a community dedicated to memorizing scripture.
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Okay, let’s get into the Bible passages that rocked me this week. This new blog series will share a bible passage each week with three takeaway points that we can discuss further in the comments.
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Each blog will only thrive from your interaction. I’m writing about how the passages rocked me, but I also want to hear your thoughts. You can sound off in the comments or inside our discord under #Blog-Chats .
2 Corinthians 10
Here’s the entire passage with a few things that stood out to me.
By the humility and gentleness of Christ, I appeal to you—I, Paul, who am “timid” when face to face with you, but “bold” toward you when away! 2 I beg you that when I come I may not have to be as bold as I expect to be toward some people who think that we live by the standards of this world. 3 For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. 4 The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. 5 We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. 6 And we will be ready to punish every act of disobedience, once your obedience is complete. 7 You are judging by appearances. If anyone is confident that they belong to Christ, they should consider again that we belong to Christ just as much as they do. 8 So even if I boast somewhat freely about the authority the Lord gave us for building you up rather than tearing you down, I will not be ashamed of it. 9 I do not want to seem to be trying to frighten you with my letters. 10 For some say, “His letters are weighty and forceful, but in person he is unimpressive and his speaking amounts to nothing.” 11 Such people should realize that what we are in our letters when we are absent, we will be in our actions when we are present. 12 We do not dare to classify or compare ourselves with some who commend themselves. When they measure themselves by themselves and compare themselves with themselves, they are not wise. 13 We, however, will not boast beyond proper limits, but will confine our boasting to the sphere of service God himself has assigned to us, a sphere that also includes you. 14 We are not going too far in our boasting, as would be the case if we had not come to you, for we did get as far as you with the gospel of Christ. 15 Neither do we go beyond our limits by boasting of work done by others. Our hope is that, as your faith continues to grow, our sphere of activity among you will greatly expand, 16 so that we can preach the gospel in the regions beyond you. For we do not want to boast about work already done in someone else’s territory. 17 But, “Let the one who boasts boast in the Lord.” 18 For it is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends.
the takeaway points
Let’s Pray
Lord, we want to thank you for your words and how you spoke through Paul. Thank you for reminding us that spiritual warfare is real and that we are already equipped for the battle. Help us to surrender our minds to you and seek deliverance from thoughts that try to control us. May we all walk boldly and unashamed to share your light and love with all people.
In Jesus’ Name, Amen🙏🏾
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