Be Still And Know

READ: 2 Corinthians 1:1 NLT 'This letter is from Paul, chosen by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus.' Paul had a stormy relationship with the church in Corinth. He had had the privilege of establishing the church in that busy and famously immoral city but they gave him a consistently hard time. It is, therefore, crucial for Paul to establish the reason why he is writing this letter. He is doing so because he is sure that he has been chosen by God for this role. Humanly speaking I’m sure he would have loved to have steered well clear of them. But Paul is committed to doing whatever God called him to do, however tough it might be. It is vital for us all to know what God is calling us to do. I remember a ministers’ meeting years ago. About fifteen of us were present and we all shared how we had heard the call of God to become ministers. It was fascinating and probably very different from what you would imagine. A couple of people could point to a particular verse of Scripture which was important f