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Galatians chapter 2, verse 10, only they asked us to remember the poor.

The very thing I was eager to do. So in this chapter that contains just some

awesome verses, one of my favorite verses and all the Bible and Galatians 2.20 that summarizes

what it means to be a follower of Christ and just rich doctrinal truth about what it means

to be united with Jesus and saved by Jesus and justified by His grace, not by our works

through faith in Him. So there's so many different verses we could pray according to.

But the reason I want us to pray according to Galatians chapter 2, verse 10 is because it's a keen

reminder in the middle of this treasure trove of biblical theological truth that these truths are

tended to transform the way we live and the way we love in a world of urgent need all around us.

Galatians 2.10 says in the middle of all these other verses, they asked us to remember the poor,

the very thing I was eager to do. And this is obviously not an isolated verse. This is all over

the Bible, Old Testament, New Testament alike. God's people are commanded to remember the poor,

to be eager to remember the poor. You can't help but think at this point about the book of James,

which sometimes people kind of pit Galatians and James against each other because of the way they

talk about grace and faith and works. But we don't have time to dive into that. And they're both

proclaiming the same gospel and according to Paul and Galatians and James in the book that

bears his name, true faith in Jesus always leads to care for the poor. And so when we come to a

verse like this and we pray according to it, let's examine our hearts and our lives and our use

of money and ask, are we remembering with eagerness the poor and not just remembering them in our minds,

but caring for those who are in need around us, in need around the world. God help us to be faithful.

To remember the poor, to see the poor, to see those in need around us,

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