2 Corinthians 10:12; No Comparison
2 Corinthians 10:12 For we dare not make ourselves of the number, or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves: but they measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise.
The Apostle Paul was truthful to his confession of faith. He has not another face to hide himself. He was not a different person in his writing from who he was in person. His mission was his Master’s. He testified in Galatians 2:20 “I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.” His life was to exalt his Master! He was an obedient to his Master call. What a blessed life!
It was a life lived by the grace of God. Washington Gladden (1879) was the writer of the hymn “O Master Let Me Walk with Thee”. He articulated how a weak vessel needs to be surrendered to be fit for the Master’s use.