Worthy Brief - 1/12/2026
Friend, you are His living epistle!
2 Corinthians 3:2–3 You are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read by all men; 3 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.
The ultimate response to identity in Yeshua (Jesus) is not merely belief -- it is embodiment. Identity reaches its highest expression when the life of Yeshua becomes visible through us. Paul declares that believers are living letters, written not with ink but by the Spirit of the living God, known and read by all. The gospel was never meant to remain only on pages; it was meant to be written on lives.
A life that reveals Yeshua does not rely solely on words. It speaks through character, through consistency, through love that endures and truth that remains steady. The world may debate theology, but it cannot deny a transformed life. When identity is fully embraced and faithfully practiced, Yeshua becomes recognizable in the way we walk, speak, forgive, serve, and love.
This is the culmination of the new creation journey. Identity leads to surrender. Surrender produces transformation. Transformation shapes character. Over time, the Spirit writes His story upon our hearts so clearly that others encounter God not first through sermons, but through our presence. We become living evidence that Yeshua is alive and at work.
To be a living epistle is to live with awareness that every moment matters. Our faith is no longer private -- it is visible. Our obedience is no longer hidden -- it bears witness. We carry the aroma of Messiah into ordinary spaces, and heaven touches earth through lives yielded to Him. This is not perfection; it is faithfulness. Not performance, but presence.
A life that reveals Yeshua brings the journey full circle. We no longer ask only who we are -- we live as who we are. Identity becomes testimony. Faith becomes visible. The new creation steps fully into its calling: to make the unseen God known through a life surrendered to His Spirit.
Friend, yield yourself fully to the work of the Spirit. Let your life be written upon by God until Yeshua is unmistakably revealed through you. May your words carry truth, your actions carry love, and your presence carry His peace. Walk in such a way that heaven is made visible on earth through your obedience. You are a living epistle—seen, read, and known by all. Go now and live what you believe. Let Yeshua be revealed through you.
Your family in the Lord with much agape love,
George & Baht Rivka (Southern Florida)
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