Galations 3:1 You foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? Before your very eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed as crucified. 2I would like to learn just one thing from you: Did you receive the Spirit by observing the law, or by believing what you heard? 3Are you so foolish? After beginning with the Spirit, are you now trying to attain your goal by human effort? 4Have you suffered so much for nothing—if it really was for nothing? 5Does God give you his Spirit and work miracles among you because you observe the law, or because you believe what you heard?
OBSERVATION
OBSERVATION
The words Apostle Paul spoke seem very harsh. He calls the Christians in Galatia Foolish! Why was the Apostle so upset. I believe that he recognized that their was a spiritual warfare going on to confuse the new believers. He states, "Who has bewitched you?" Satan is trying his hardest today to confuse the world into believing that Jesus is just another good teacher or spiritual guru. He does not want people to believe that Jesus is the messiah and that he died on the cross for our sins. It is only by the power of the cross that he has set us free from sin and has given us access into God's presence! There are no good works that will set us free from our sins. We can observe the law and all the commandments and still not have access to the father!
APPLICATION
I believe as Christians, it is easy for us to get trapped in doing good works for the Lord. As a new believer, I tried so hard to do as much as I could to make myself look like a good Christian. I tried so hard to do the right things and say the right things in order to feel better about my walk with Christ. The truth is that Jesus has already paved the road for us. There is no way that we can make it as a Christian with out the power of the cross and the Holy Spirit.
PRAYER
Lord teach me how to serve you out of my faith in what you have done for me. It is not by might or by my power (the flesh). It is by your Spirit that I can walk in this spiritual journey with you. I pray that I will not try to go down the road with my own strength because it will only lead me down a dead end street.
APPLICATION
I believe as Christians, it is easy for us to get trapped in doing good works for the Lord. As a new believer, I tried so hard to do as much as I could to make myself look like a good Christian. I tried so hard to do the right things and say the right things in order to feel better about my walk with Christ. The truth is that Jesus has already paved the road for us. There is no way that we can make it as a Christian with out the power of the cross and the Holy Spirit.
PRAYER
Lord teach me how to serve you out of my faith in what you have done for me. It is not by might or by my power (the flesh). It is by your Spirit that I can walk in this spiritual journey with you. I pray that I will not try to go down the road with my own strength because it will only lead me down a dead end street.
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