Good Morning Friends,
“I plead with Euodia and I plead with Syntyche
to agree with each other in the Lord. Yes, and I ask you, loyal yokefellow,
help these women who have contended at my side in the cause of the gospel,
along with Clement and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the
book of life.” (Philippians 4:2-3)
The picture above is not that unusual: two
people, who both love the Lord, can’t get along with each other. Maybe it’s a
personality thing. Maybe it’s a competition thing. Maybe one offended the other
and they just can’t get past it. Maybe it’s a doctrinal disagreement, or a
disagreement over methods.
It could be any of those things. They’ve all
happened in the history of the church. They’re all happening right now
somewhere in the church.
Such disagreements caused Paul great distress. Something
needed to be done to bring these two women together. He pleaded with the women
themselves to make the move necessary to start getting along with each other.
If that didn’t work, it was an important enough
issue that Paul asked others to help. He asked those he could trust and count
on to do what they could to help the women get along.
Relationships in the kingdom of God are
important. Relationships with other believers are one of the few things that
will be eternal. We’ll live with each other forever!
If you have a relationship with another
Christian that isn’t right, Paul’s pleading is for you, too. Take the first
step toward getting along with them again.
If you know of a couple of Christians who can’t
get along, be a peacemaker. Do what you can to help them get along.
His, by Grace,
Steve
I was just meditating on Philippians yesterday so fun to see it here today! Blessings on your week, Steve. Thank you for being so faithful to preach the Word in season and out of season (2 Timothy 4:2).
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