Today's Bible reading is the 3rd chapter of the Book of 2nd Corinthians. You can read it here at Bible Gateway: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20Corinthians%203&version=NASB

Confidence in ministry should never be misplaced. If we are confident in ourselves it has been. Boasting is excluded by a law of faith Paul wrote to the believers in Rome. With Divine clarity today's text tells us that we are not "adequate in ourselves to consider anything as coming from ourselves". Though not found "as coming from ourselves", as believers in the Lord Jesus Christ and members of His church, we are adequate for ministry.  "But our adequacy is from God" Paul writes. It is safe to say that it cannot be found anywhere else. We are called to "God things", "heavenly things", "gospel things" and our adequacy must come from Him. We are "adequate" for ministry despite all of our inadequacies, because "our adequacy is from God". The One who calls is also the One who equips. He takes the one who is inadequate for ministry (me and you) and by grace makes us adequate. He is able to do this for all of His children as His adequacy is without end. Praise God.