Letter from Christ

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In 2 Corinthians 3:1-6, Paul, in reminding the Corinthians of who he was to them, commented that their lives is a letter of him, written on his heart, known and seen by all. He went on to say that their lives are a letter from Christ, the result of his ministry, written not in ink but by the Spirit of God, not on tablets of stone but on tables of human hearts.

Thus, in ministry, our credentials lie in the lives we have blessed and touched. We testify to the goodness and greatness of God through the people who have been blessed by God through us. The proof is in the pudding. Res ipsa loquitur, we say in Latin – the facts speak for itself. Our fruits will define us. Not letters of commendation or recommendation from respected or prominent people. Our work speaks for itself.

In the same vein, the evil we perpetuate will haunt us. If we have known Christ and yet we are as cunning and devious as before, people will notice and know. If we are still as calculative and manipulative, who is Christ to us and to those around us? If we are still as difficult and uncompromising as ever, how have we transformed in Christ? Our lives are letters from Christ, written in tablets of our hearts by the Spirit of God. We reflect the glory and persona of God.

The rigours of the corporate world require us to be who we are. It’s not true if we are in Christ. The discipline of the trade needs us to be hard and difficult. It’s not true if we have Jesus. We are not defined by our environment or our business or our trade, but by God. We must become the person God wants us to be, not the person shaped by our environment, our work, our upbringing, education, or even our family. We are letters written by Christ by the Spirit of God that are seen and known by all. Our persona must thus be that of Christ.