We need to emulate Christ in our lives. We are to die to self and let Christ live in us and through us and set aside our rights. This is what Paul did. He says in 1 Corinthians 9, I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are you not the result of my “Am work in the Lord?... we have the right to food and drink? 5 we have the right to take a Don’t Don’t believing wife along with us, as do the other apostles and the and Cephas? 6 Or is it Lord’s brothers only I and Barnabas who lack the right to not work for a living?... If others have this right of support from you, we have it all the more? But we did not use this right. On the contrary, we put up shouldn’t with anything rather than hinder the gospel of Christ.” What Paul is saying is that he was willing to set aside his own rights for the sake of the gospel of Christ and the well being of others. Many a time when our rights are first the light of the gospel suffers. be a bad light go the extra mile what love in us does! Don’t – – that’s God’s Love goes the extra mile…
We need to emulate Christ in our lives. We are to die to self and let Christ live in us and through us and set aside our rights. This is what Paul did. He says in 1 Corinthians 9, “Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are you not the result of my work in the Lord?... Don’t we have the right to food and drink? 5 Don’t we have the right to take a believing wife along with us, as do the other apostles and the Lord’s brothers and Cephas? 6 Or is it only I and Barnabas who lack the right to not work for a living?... If others have this right of support from you, shouldn’t we have it all the more? But we did not use this right. On the contrary, we put up with anything rather than hinder the gospel of Christ.” What Paul is saying is that he was willing to set aside his own rights for the sake of the gospel of Christ and the well being of others. Many a time when our rights are first the light of the gospel suffers. Don’t be a bad light – go the extra mile – that’s what God’s love in us does! Love goes the extra mile…