Week 36
The Communion of the Spirit
2 Corinthians 13:11–14
“The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all.”
2 Corinthians 13:11–14 (NKJV)
Paul closes a difficult letter not with a bare farewell but with a blessing large enough to restore a wounded church: grace, love, and communion from the triune God.
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ meets people who cannot repair themselves. His self-giving at the cross creates forgiveness, reconciliation, and a new beginning.
The love of God is not reluctant affection persuaded by Jesus. The Father sent the Son from the fullness of divine love; salvation reveals the one loving purpose of God.
The communion of the Holy Spirit is both fellowship with God and shared participation among His people. The Spirit joins believers to Christ and, in Him, to one another.
This communion is more substantial than personality or preference. A church may disagree, repent, forgive, and remain one because its fellowship originates within God’s own gift.
Paul therefore calls the Corinthians to restoration, encouragement, unity, and peace. Trinitarian truth becomes a pattern for communal life, not an ornament for theological discussion.
The one God is eternally Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—neither solitary nor divided. We cannot comprehend this mystery, but we may worship faithfully within what God has revealed.
Receive the blessing slowly. You are surrounded by Christ’s grace, the Father’s love, and the Spirit’s communion. Then carry that divine generosity into the relationships nearest you.
In Conversation with A. W. Tozer
Tozer approached the Trinity with reverence, affirming the church’s confession while warning against imagining that mystery can be reduced to a manageable diagram.
Paul shows why this truth matters pastorally. The triune God does not remain an abstraction: His grace, love, and fellowship rest upon the church and remake its common life.
A Prayer
Holy God,
Triune God—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—I worship You in the mystery You have revealed.
Let the grace of Christ free me from condemnation, the Father’s love establish my security, and the Spirit’s communion overcome isolation.
Make our church a living witness to Your reconciling presence through restoration, peace, and holy love. Amen.
Dwell This Week with God
Awaken to His presence.
Return often to 2 Corinthians 13:11–14. Read without hurry, and allow the truth of who God is to become larger than every lesser concern.