Make room!

2 Corinthians 7:2

"Make room for us in your hearts."

Here, Paul was pleading with his listeners to embrace his teachings about Christian Living.

Let us keep in mind that:

"He was talking to believers."

They had been striving to please God, but somewhere along the way, they strayed from sound doctrine.

They were in need of proper instruction from a qualified instructor.

They needed clarification about certain issues that they were facing at that moment.

That is where Paul enters the scene;

"HE CAME TO BRING CORRECTION WHERE CORRECTION WAS NEEDED."

But there was resistance;

"The people did not appreciate being told that they were doing the wrong thing for the right reason."

"While they were desiring to please God, they were hesitant to accept His instruction through Paul."

The Corinthians were a people in whom the Lord richly manifested His presence & gifts.

God sent Paul to teach them how to improve their influence for Christ.

So Paul tells them;

"DO NOT CLOSE YOUR EARS OR YOUR HEARTS TO MY INSTRUCTION!"

"LET ME TEACH YOU A BETTER WAY!"

"DON'T HARDEN YOUR HEART TO ME BECAUSE I CORRECT YOU!"

"EMBRACE MY INSTRUCTION BECAUSE IT IS NOT I, BUT GOD WHO GIVES IT TO YOU!"

Family, God has placed people in our live's to give us direction.

I pray that we would make room in our hearts for improvement.

I pray that we would allow God to mold us into vessels of influence for this lost & dying world.

"I PRAY THAT WE WOULD MAKE ROOM IN OUR HEARTS!"