Reminder: Not everyone knows this!

SCRIPTURE
I Corinthians 8:6-7 (6) yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from who all things came and for whom we live; and there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things come and through whom we live. (7) But not everyone knows this.


OBSERVATION
In this passage Paul is writing to the church in Corinth. Located on the Mediterranean, the city of Corinth was a wealthy trading center and known to be a wicked place. Paul is writing to scold and teach them how Christians should act. He tried to teach practical lessons about the Christian life so that people in Corinth would know right from wrong.

In verse 6 we are reminded that there is ONE God! We live for him! I'm so glad that as a Christian I know this truth. But, in verse 7 he reminds us, but not everyone knows this. This was my ahh moment. As I encounter people and situations on a daily basis my mind set can forget we are not all believers! How this can be, I'm not sure. Sometimes we all can get in a spiritual bubble and we need to be reminded, but not everyone knows the Lord. They don't have their hope in Christ.


APPLICATION
So many people are hurting in our society. We don't know what a person we encounter may be going through. Did they just lose their job? Did they get a bad doctor's report? The list goes on and on. Instead of wondering why a person is acting that way, or why they are talking like that, or how can they be so rude, I can be praying for them because not everyone knows. I want to be used of God in bringing his peace, hope, joy and love! Even if it's a smile to someone who has just been NOT so nice to me. That's the only way others will know Christ! They'll know we are Christians by our LOVE!

PRAYER
Father, help me see past the situation and see the person's soul. Help me to be your hands and feet to a hurting world. Help me to show love even when others act unlovable. I want to see others as you see them so they WILL KNOW YOU.
In Jesus name, Amen!