A famous American writer once said, “Always live your life with your biography in mind.” 

Biographies can be a tricky thing – especially since it is your life story written by someone else. It’s their opinion, what they witnessed from you, and the impression you left with them. Depending on how you lived, your biography could either inspire and motivate the reader, or leave a sad impression of you.

The Apostle Paul had this very experience. He had the task of writing about a whole city – and not just any city! He started his ministry in Corinth. Corinthians were known as promiscuous, troublemakers; they had a notorious reputation. However, look what the Apostle had to say about the Corinthians after working with them:

“You are our epistle [Letter] written in our hearts, known and read by all men; clearly you are an epistle of Christ, ministered by us, written not with ink but by the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of flesh, that is, of the heart.” 

(2 Corinthians 3 2-3)

Wow! What a transformation. They went from having a dishonorable reputation, to being seen as a letter of Christ.

Let me ask you:

What type of letter are you? When people look you, what do they see? What do your family, and friends say about you?

Of course, we all have a past, but what do they say about you today? Those closest to us, know how we really are. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not trying to make you feel bad; perhaps you have tried to change and have even managed to for a while, but then it’s like the old you keeps on showing up again. The last part of verse 3 explains why:

“…written not with ink but by the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of flesh, that is, of the heart.”

It is not by ink that our story is written, for example, it’s not by writing down resolutions to stop smoking, cursing, to be different etc., that you will change. This change is not something that you have to force, it is a miracle performed by the Holy Spirit.

Do you want a new you? Then it’s time to get in touch with the Holy Spirit, to develop an intimate relationship with Him living inside of you. When you have a new story, you won’t even need to advertise or announce your change, people will know; they will see it in your attitude, reactions and behavior. You will be the letter of Christ today.

May the God of the Bible bless you.

Bishop Joshua Fonseca