The Second Letter of Paul to the Corinthians

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It is essential to pay the price. You will never fulfill God’s purpose for your life if you fail to pay the price. The Lord expects us to count the cost of everything in our lives, according to the passage in Luke 14:28-32. In order to have a successful journey you must pay the price. In the third chapter of the second letter of Paul to the Corinthians, we read of two groups of materials for edification of the church: wood, hay and stubble, and gold, silver and precious stones. The most obvious difference between the two groups is the price. For lack of willingness to pay the price, most Christians prefer to build with wood, hay and stubble, because these materials are less expensive. 1. There is a price tag for everything of value Normally the price involves money, time and energy, pleasure, sleep and relationships. Other times the price involves pressure, criticism, isolation, pain and financial sacrifice. Most people seek out wide doors and wide paths, because they are not willing to pay the price or because they imagine that all of the things that God offers are free (Matthew 7:13, 14). Choose both the pain and sacrifice of discipleship today or you will reap the pain of repentance tomorrow. We cannot flea-bargain the price of victory. You have just as much time as anyone else, so pay the price and make the most of it. 2. You can achieve anything depending on the price that you are willing to pay. The Lord told Matthew, "Follow me and abandon everything, including the table on which you charge taxes" (Matthew 9:9). You can predict the future success of the student by the price that he pays in school. How to recognize a winner: • By his commitment to excellence • He never measures himself by the mediocre • He pays attention to ... ... middle of paper ... ... are easier, but the last are more difficult. 9. The real price will increase while the perception of the price will decrease when your desire to improve grows and you become more and more intimate with God. Everything in life is a preparation for the next step. When an opportunity presents itself, it is too late to prepare for it. The price is not paid at the beginning of the race, but at the end. The price may increase, but our desire to pay it makes it seem like a good bargain. 10. You cannot obtain something tomorrow that you refuse to pay for today All spiritual payment is in cash. You cannot attain tomorrow what you refuse to pay for today. You cannot reap what you have not planted. We exaggerate what we have gone through, overvalue tomorrow and undervalue today. It is sad to see someone who has nothing to contribute today, because they paid no price yesterday.

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