July 15

Regardless, each one should lead the life that the Lord has assigned to him and to which God has called him. This is what I prescribe in all the churches. — 1 Cor 7:17 BSB

The message of Christ applies to every part of life.

There’s no question of duty that the gospel doesn’t address. It teaches us principles that guide all of life’s situations. There’s a Christian way to respond to every experience.

Paul shows in this chapter how a Christian should handle certain matters that some might think have nothing to do with religion. We learn from this that there’s no part of our journey where Christ isn’t walking with us.

The Rev. Dr. W. J. Dawson once preached about “the unavoidable Christ.”

We can never escape Him. There’s no place on earth where we’re outside His authority. There’s no experience in life where we don’t need to ask for His guidance. There are no relationships in which His teachings don’t apply, no tasks we undertake where we don’t need His help, and no duties where we don’t need His light.