They might bring us into bondage; to whom we gave place by subjection, no, not for an hour; that the truth of the gospel might continue with you (Galatians 2:4,5).
Scripture: Galatians 2:1-10
Song: “The Song of the Soul Set Free”
I walked through a wide archway into a spacious religious building far from my homeland. It was Sunday, and my tour group decided to attend a Christian service unlike any I had experienced. Gilded ornaments and jewel-like windows seemed to shout for attention. Yet my mind was focused on the focal point of the service, the partaking of the Lord’s Supper.
As we all stood up to sing a hymn in a language unknown to me, I glanced around at the smiling faces and listened with joy to the loud, happy voices. These people, I thought, were strangers to me and practiced many traditions unique to their culture. And yet they were also my brothers and sisters in the Lord.
This was the attitude of Paul with the Galatians. He stood against anyone who wanted to divide believers based on traditions such as dietary regulations or, in this case, rules about circumcision. He wrote that the saving work of Christ flowed out to all believers by grace-not according to what customs or traditions we many follow.
Prayer: Dear Lord, help us to treat out Christian brothers and sisters as You would have us do-unhindered in our love for each other and for You. In the name of Jesus Christ we pray. Amen.
- taken from 365 Devotions by Standard (Pocket Edition)
3 comments:
applies to our theme and drive at ccf, I pray that it will becomes yours too.
Brian Yee
SOmetimes I look at empty seats at CCF and think about the fact that there are brothers and sisters missing from our family around the world.
These family memebers coudl be sitting right here, and yet they still do not know the world of God.
I pray that that oen day, more people can become yours Lord.
~Allan
it does bring into mind the mindset sometimes i have. I sometimes find myself getting exasperated by a brother or sister in Christ and sometimes even going to the point where i am sick of a certain brother or sister or really not liking some of the things he/she does. But we are all brothers and sisters, and we should be loving to each other and not hate or be mean or anything of that sort.
-jacky rbk(0,3) <-- guys lets get rbk back.
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