Scripture: Galatians 5:24-26 And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live by the Spirit, let us also be guided by the Spirit. Let us not become conceited, competing against one another, envying one another. Thought for the Day: Paul uses plenty of forceful and compelling images, and crucifying the flesh would be one of those images. Now
Scripture: Galatians 5:22-23 By contrast, the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against such things. Thought for the Day: I remember watching my grandparents spend hours everyday working in their large garden, yet most of the time I spent there was in the latter part of summer which meant we were harvesting and canning. I
Scripture: Galatians 5:15-21 If, however, you bite and devour one another, take care that you are not consumed by one another. Live by the Spirit, I say, and do not gratify the desires of the flesh. For what the flesh desires is opposed to the Spirit, and what the Spirit desires is opposed to the flesh; for these are opposed to each other, to prevent you from
Scripture: Galatians 5:13-14 For you were called to freedom, brothers and sisters; only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for self-indulgence, but through love become slaves to one another. For the whole law is summed up in a single commandment, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” Thought for the Day: How many first year college students living away from home for the first time find
Scripture: Galatians 5:7-12 You were running well; who prevented you from obeying the truth? Such persuasion does not come from the one who calls you. A little yeast leavens the whole batch of dough. I am confident about you in the Lord that you will not think otherwise. But whoever it is that is confusing you will pay the penalty. But my friends, why am I still being
Scripture: Galatians 5:6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision counts for anything; the only thing that counts is faith working through love. Thought for the Day: I came across an article as I was working on a sermon for next month. I liked the title, so I started reading. It wasn’t what I thought it was going to be. In fact, the title was the antithesis
Sorry, but I accidentally did the same devotional two days in a row. Here is the one intended for yesterday, plus today’s. July 25, 2013 Scripture: Galatians 4:27-28 For it is written, “Rejoice, you childless one, you who bear no children, burst into song and shout, you who endure no birth pangs; for the children of the desolate woman are more numerous than the children of the
Scripture: Galatians 4:25-26 Now Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia and corresponds to the present Jerusalem, for she is in slavery with her children. But the other woman corresponds to the Jerusalem above; she is free, and she is our mother. Thought for the Day: As we talked about in an earlier devotional, Paul speaks of how this is all an allegory, a story that points beyond itself.
Scripture: Galatians 4:25-26 Now Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia and corresponds to the present Jerusalem, for she is in slavery with her children. But the other woman corresponds to the Jerusalem above; she is free, and she is our mother. Thought for the Day: As we talked about in an earlier devotional, Paul speaks of how this is all an allegory, a story that points beyond itself.
Scripture: Galatians 4:21-24 Tell me, you who desire to be subject to the law, will you not listen to the law? For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by a slave woman and the other by a free woman. One, the child of the slave, was born according to the flesh; the other, the child of the free woman, was born through the promise. Now