Wednesday, July 2, 2014

Today's Bible reading is the 14th chapter of the Book of Romans. You can read it here at Bible Gateway: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?version=NASB&search=Romans%2014

It seems as if the Apostle Paul had laid the foundation for today's text in the previous chapter when he was inspired to write, "Owe nothing to anyone except to love one another". It would do us much good to keep those words in the back, or perhaps the front of our minds when reading today's scripture passage. With Christ's love as our example and our very own source of love, may we owe nothing to anyone except to love them. Today we see Christ's call to be accepting and not judgmental, to not regard a brother with contempt, to be determined not to an obstacle or a stumbling block in a brother's way, to pursue the things that make for peace and the building up of one another, to not tear down the work of God for the sake of our personal opinions and to "not destroy with your food him for whom Christ died". That last phrase, found in verse 15, should be sufficient to put things in their right perspective when in comes to our interactions with brothers and sisters in Christ. The Lord would have us to remember that for each one, Christ died. Thank you Jesus.

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