Have you ever known someone who stubbornly holds onto something that just isn’t true? Maybe they believe some rumor that they’ve heard about you, and since you actually know your own story, you know that it is not true. But the facts do not matter in this instance. That person continues to believe the lies. Paul is up against that in his relationship with the Corinthians. If you have walked this path in any way, you will feel his hurt and frustration. But you’ll also feel his desperation for the Corinthians to hear him and to take another look at what they already know. As we look at this, we can look at some of our real-life relationships and learn something about how we can approach them by trusting the Lord and standing on the truth. We can also examine our own lives and see where maybe we’ve set aside what we already know. Perhaps we need to open our own eyes in our relationship with Jesus or with someone in our lives.
