| Monday Galatians 2:2 I traveled because You, God, revealed to me that I should go. While I was traveling I talked privately with the leaders of the church. I wanted them to understand what I had been preaching... I wanted to make sure they did not disagree, or my ministry would have been useless. Tuesday Galatians 2:3 And they did agree. They did not even demand that my companion be circumcised, though he was a Gentile. Wednesday Galatians 2:4 Even that question wouldn’t have come up except for some so-called Christians there–false ones, really–who came to spy on me and see my freedom in You, Christ Jesus. They wanted to force me, like a slave, to follow their regulations. Thursday Galatians 2:5 But I refused to listen to them for a single moment. I wanted to preserve the truth of the Good News. Friday Galatians 2:6 And the leaders of the church who were there had nothing to add to what I was preaching. (By the way, their reputation as great leaders made no difference to me, for You, God, have no favorites.) Zingers from Croft M. Pentz, Tyndale House Publishers 4801. A blessing that is shared is not halved but doubled. 4802. The only people you should try to get even with are those who helped you. 4803. The best exercise on earth is to reach down and pull a person up. 4804. When you help someone up the hill, you find yourself closer to the top. 4805. It seems that heads, hearts, and hands would settle the world’s trouble much better than arms. | 