Expectable Behavior

How do you expect carnal, immature believers and unbelievers to treat you? Should they be nice and generous and forgiving and tolerant and happy to see you? Will they?

If you have discovered that you don’t like a certain beverage, like mineral water, or buttermilk, you are not likely to drink it if you see it coming. Interacting with humans might go better if you don’t drink the poison that is offered to you on days.

When someone abuses or insults or deceives you, don’t drink it in. Filter their offering by responding only as the Holy Spirit leads you to respond. He is full of wisdom, love, patience, purpose, and joy, and He loves giving you a drink of those things. While you drink the good stuff, you can share it with the annoying people around you and perhaps help them change their diet and their pantry.