The Word of God for wisdom:
Proverbs 23:19 (HCSB)
19 Listen, my son, and be wise; keep your mind on the right course.
The Word of God for inspiration:
Psalm 62:5 (HCSB)
5 Rest in God alone, my soul, for my hope comes from Him.
Psalm 62:8 (HCSB)
8 Trust in Him at all times, you people; pour out your hearts before Him. God is our refuge. Selah
The Word of God for encouragement:
Galatians 3:23-29 (HCSB)
23 Before this faith came, we were confined under the law, imprisoned until the coming faith was revealed.
24 The law, then, was our guardian until Christ, so that we could be justified by faith.
25 But since that faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian,
26 for you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.
27 For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ [like a garment].
28 There is no Jew or Greek, slave or free, male or female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
29 And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham's seed, heirs according to the promise.
My observation:
Paul asked the Galatians a question that demands our thoughtful consideration. The false teachers had come into the church and taught another gospel.
Galatians 3:2 (NLT)
2 Let me ask you this one question: Did you receive the Holy Spirit by obeying the law of Moses? Of course not! You received the Spirit because you believed the message you heard about Christ.
The false teachers wanted the Christ followers to go back to Moses. However, Paul reminded them that going back to Moses was not far enough, they needed to go back to Abraham.
Genesis 15:6 (HCSB)
6 Abram believed the LORD, and He credited it to him as righteousness.
The purpose of the law is to be our tutor not our savior. The law points us to Christ, who is our only Savior. Are you standing on the promises of God?
Galatians 3:24-25 (HCSB)
24 The law, then, was our guardian until Christ, so that we could be justified by faith.
25 But since that faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian,
My prayer:
Our Father in heaven, my dear Father, I praise and thank you that, by faith in God, I am safely in the arms of Christ my Savior. Thank you Jesus for doing for me what the law cannot do. The law is a mirror that reveals my sins. However, Jesus is the Savior who cleanses my sins. Yes, I know it was the blood of my Savior that washed away my sins. In Jesus name, Amen.
"I know it was the blood,
I know it was the blood,
I know it was the blood for me.
One day when I was lost
He died upon that cross,
I know it was the blood for me."
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Galatians 1:3-5 (HCSB)
3 Grace to you and peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ,
4 who gave Himself for our sins to rescue us from this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father.
5 To whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.
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