Today is Wednesday, May 5th, 2021; Karen's Korner #4443

Galatians 3:26 -28 tells about how we are the same, if we are children of God. Evidently, there was division between Jews and Gentiles.

Not much difference in human nature today. We hear words like 'racism', 'sexism', and all kinds of other 'isms'. We need to keep looking to God to see if the 'name calling' is true. And if it is, what to do about it. Human nature - we always need help with it!

"For now we are all children of God through faith in Jesus Christ, and we who have been baptized into union with Christ are enveloped by him. We are no longer Jews or Greeks or slaves or free men or even merely men or women, but we are all the same -- we are Christians; we are one in Christ Jesus."

Bible Commentary: "Jewish males greeted each new day by praying, 'Lord, I thank you that I am not a Gentile, a slave, or a woman.' This prayer should no longer be said, because faith in Christ transcends these differences and makes all believers one in Christ.

"It's our natural inclination to feel uncomfortable around those who are different from us and to gravitate toward those who resemble us. But when we allow our differences to separate us from our fellow believes, we are disregarding clear biblical teaching. We should make a point of seeking out and appreciating people who are not just like us and our friends. We may find that we and they have a lot in common."

Heavenly Father, forgive us for allowing anything to divide us rather than bring us together. You died to save us from ourselves. Help us not to let words that we hear and read add to our division. Help us to look to You for what we can, and need to be doing or thinking. In Jesus Name. Amen.


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