Bible Verse of the Day Sunday October 4th 2020

2 Corinthians 6:2 For he says, "In the time of my favor I heard you, and in the day of salvation I helped you." I tell you, now is the time of God’s favor, now is the day of salvation.

Paul is applying a message that came from the Prophet Isaiah to instill a sense of urgency in the Christians at Corinth, and all saved born again believers in Christ Jesus down through the ages (Isaiah 49:8). The "day of Salvation" mentioned in this verse is the time allotted by God to surrender our lives to Christ Jesus. The Prophets of the Old Testament looked forward in time to when the Promised Messiah would come to take away the sins of the world. That day came when Jesus was born, but the Children of Israel, the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, rejected their Lord and Savior.

This message from the Apostle Paul was to counter the Judaizers and legalists in Corinth not to receive God's grace through Christ Jesus in vain (2 Corinthians 6:1). The verse in Isaiah was in the context of the return of the Children of Israel from their seventy (70) year captivity in Babylon. Paul applied this prophecy from Isaiah to the Christians at the Corinthian Church and to all that would accept Christ Jesus from that point forward. The Prophet Isaiah's underlying message is that God would bring about salvation for the Jewish people and Gentiles as well (Isaiah 49:6). The time of God's favor and the day of salvation is the time period that the Grace of God is poured out to all that are willing to accept Christ Jesus as their Lord and Savior. This time is now when the Prince of Darkness is roaming around seeking all that he might devour.

In this verse (2 Corinthians 6:2), there are two warnings; the first one is, "he says," and the second is "I tell you." The former referring to the Prophet Isaiah's message, and the latter is Paul's warning that the Day of Salvation will not last forever. The critical warning here is that we do not know when that time period will end (Matthew 24:36). We hear people saying that the second coming is very close, especially in these trying times we are living in today. No one can tell us when that will be, but as sure as the sunrise will occur in the morning, it is closer today than it was yesterday, and it will be closer tomorrow than it is today.

The urgency of the second coming of Christ Jesus should spur and motivate all Christians to carry out the only reason we are left here one second after our salvation. That reason was clearly spoken by Jesus at His ascension back to heaven at the end of His earthly ministry (Acts 1:8). It is the responsibility of all saved, born again, washed in the blood, followers, and believers in Christ Jesus to carry out that calling of Jesus. Some falsely believe that it was meant for the Apostles only while others say it is a directive for pastors, evangelists, and missionaries. However, the calling to carry the gospel to the ends of the earth is everyone's responsibility that, through faith, has accepted Christ Jesus as their Lord and Savior.

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