Credible Christian

Prepare: Being is more important than doing.
Read: 2 Corinthians 6:1-13

The Bible gives very high priority for human relationships. The world does not. People of this world want to exploit every situation and every relationship for its own gain. So relationships are shot and shallow. Enriching relationships cost both the parties. Paul was willing to pay the cost to build up relationships.

In attitude, servant: Paul was one of the great leaders that the Church had ever produced. He used his spectacular leadership qualities in humble services. He was very careful not to become offensive in his attitude. The situations he found himself in were like tests of his actions.Hardship, imprisonment and other trials could have broken an ordinary man. But Paul's humble attitude enabled him to face all these trying situations under the watchful eye of God and to come out of them cheerfully and victoriously.

In motive, purity: Leaders need to be transparent and open. Paul wanted to be pure, patient and kind in his relationship with the church members.Leaders with enormous power need to be guarded and guided by Scriptural principles in order to be useful in building relationships with others and encourage others to maintain their relationship with one another. Motives may be hidden from man, but not from God. Pure motives bring permanent results in the lives of the people.

Respond: Let my attitude be humble and motives pure in my relationship, O Lord.