Daily Reading // Galatians 4-6
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S // SCRIPTURE
Select a verse from today’s reading
Galatians 4:16 (NKJV) Have I therefore become your enemy because I tell you the truth?
O // OBSERVATION
Why did this verse get your attention? Make a simple observation from the text
Paul had a powerful ministry among the Galatians and that included a deep relationship.
Now the Galatians were being led astray by false teaching. They were moving into error. They were being fooled and making mistakes.
Now Paul had to bring correction to them. He knew it wouldn’t be popular. He knew it could cost relationship. He was willing to risk it because he loved and cared for them so much.
A // APPLICATION
How can I apply this to my life today?
The hardest thing about relationships is when you have to bring hard truth. When you have to confront a friend about a mistake. Some are unwilling or unable to do it.
Do I have friends like Paul, who will tell me not what I want to hear but what I need to hear? Am I a friend like that to others?
I’m going to take a moment this morning and think about my friendships. Who are those friends who I can count on to tell me like it is?
P // PRAYER
Express yourself in prayer
Jesus, You said, “Now I call you friends.” Thank You for Your friendship and for the quality friendships You have put in my life. Amen.
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