Scripture: Galatians 4:16 So then, have I become your enemy by telling you the truth? Thought for the Day: Telling the truth can be so formidable and difficult when you know the truth-telling will not be heard well. I’m pretty certain we have all been there at one time or another, and we have all chosen to approach those moments with the best intentions. At times, we have
Scripture: Galatians 4:13-14 You know that I first preached the gospel to you because of an illness. Though my poor health burdened you, you didn’t look down on me or reject me, but you welcomed me as if I were an angel from God, or as if I were Christ Jesus! Thought for the Day: There has been an ongoing speculative debate about Paul’s physical infirmity. Paul was
Scripture: 1st John 5:2 This is how we know that we love the children of God: when we love God and keep God’s commandments. Thought for the Day: When we read that we are to keep God’s commandments, the author is not referring to some lengthy and burdensome list. The author of 1st John is referring specifically to the two Great Commandments – to love the Lord your
Scripture: Galatians 4:1-5 My point is this: heirs, as long as they are minors, are no better than slaves, though they are the owners of all the property; but they remain under guardians and trustees until the date set by the father. So with us; while we were minors, we were enslaved to the elemental spirits of the world. But when the fullness of time had come, God
Scripture: Galatians 3:27-29 All of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek; there is neither slave nor free; nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. Now if you belong to Christ, then indeed you are Abraham’s descendants, heirs according to the promise. Thought for the Day: It is thought that these
Scripture: Galatians 3:23-24 Before faith came, we were guarded under the Law, locked up until faith that was coming would be revealed, so that the Law became our custodian until Christ so that we might be made righteous by faith. Thought for the Day: Have you ever known a person who was truly overwhelmed by a heavy burden? Maybe you are the person who has known a spiritual
Scripture: Galatians 3:13 Christ redeemed us from the curse of the Law by becoming a curse for us—because it is written, Everyone who is hung on a tree is cursed. Thought for the Day: As mentioned earlier in a Devotional, the idea of being hung upon a tree was for Paul the most difficult idea to harmonize with his faith. He believed, as the scriptures seemed to indicate,
Scripture: Galatians 2:19-20 For through the law I died to the law, so that I might live to God. I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but it is Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. Thought
My heart has been wrenched, O Lord. The core of my being aches this day. The sadness I feel most certainly Does not equal the sadness of heaven, Yet my heart has been wrenched. With every life lost this week, With every family grieved, It feels as if your reign of love is slipping further and further away. My heart has been wrenched, O Lord. My sisters and brothers
Scripture: Galatians 2:16 (the Common English Bible) However, we know that a person isn’t made righteous by the works of the Law but rather through the faithfulness of Jesus Christ. We ourselves believed in Christ Jesus so that we could be made righteous by the faithfulness of Christ and not by the works of the Law—because no one will be made righteous by the works of the Law.