Jew Who Lives Like Gentile

[S] Galatians 2:14 --
¹⁴When I saw that they were not acting in line with the truth of the gospel, I said to Peter in front of them all, "You are a Jew, yet you live like a Gentile and not like a Jew. How is it, then, that you force Gentiles to follow Jewish customs?

[O] Paul corrects Peter because "he began to draw back and separate himself from the Gentiles because he was afraid of those who belonged to the circumcision group."  As he states in verse 14, if his purpose was to draw more Gentiles to follow Jesus then he needed to set a good example and promote inviting atmosphere for the Gentiles instead of avoiding them.  As I am currently praying for a certain person to draw closer in accepting Christ's love, this passage allowed me to reflect on how inviting I am to this person.  What will Paul say to me?  Clean up my act and live like a follower of Christ?  I hope so, and I also hope that my desire to be more like Him will be reflected in my life to this person I'm praying for.

[A] Continue to pray for my friend that God's amazing love would touch his life.

[P] Dear God, please move the heart of my friend.  Your love is so big and amazing, and unconditional.  Would you please channel that right into this person's heart that would overflow out of that person's life and transform the mindset and the way of thinking about the greater purpose for how to live on?  In Jesus' name.  Amen.