Scripture Job 28 ; Job 29 ; Galatians 1 ; Galatians 2
Observation: Paul spoke very boldly of his faith.
Application: I wish to live my life as Paul lived his life. I wish to be quick to say what Paul has said to the Church at Galatia—“I have died, but Christ lives in me…I don’t turn my back on God’s underserved kindness.”
It is hard to live this life where I don’t turn my back on God’s grace. Just yesterday I found myself angry at someone who was probably just doing their job as best as they could. I ordered a cup of coffee in the middle of the afternoon at a fast food restaurant and of course the attendant had to stop what they were doing and make a fresh pot of coffee just for me. Well, I paid for the coffee and went back to my vehicle to transfer the coffee from the Styrofoam cup to my on cup. As I was trying to get the lid off the Styrofoam cup, the cup was so full that the hot coffee was spilling on my fingers…Well, I have to say at this point I did not resemble the image of God…unless God was really mad and upset and God’s hand was on fire from hot coffee. My sweet wife called me on it and reminded me of who I am.
She reminded me that that person might have been disgruntled at me because I disrupted her routine, but that probably I needed not to think that way. I needed to deal with “what was” spilled coffee and a blistered finger and pray that God would bless the person that poured that coffee and me as well.
Prayer: So my prayer for today is this: God please bless that person that poured that coffee cup way to full and bless my wife for being more of your image at that moment than myself and forgive me for my words and thoughts and remind me that I have died and now you live in me and help me not to turn my back of your loving kindness…Love Stephen
Yieldedness: I will be more careful when I transfer coffee from a Styrofoam cup to my person favorite coffee cup.
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