Week 10

HE IS RISEN!

As I sit here this morning, it is Easter Sunday.  The reality of reading about our freedom in Christ on Easter Sunday morning is not lost on me today.  Freedom is something we take for granted in our society.  I think sometimes American Christians don't fully understand persecution and freedom in our faith the way others around the world do.  But, without Christ's death and resurrection almost 2000 years ago, we would all be living lives of slavery to sin and the law.

PRAISE GOD FOR THE WORK OF HIS SON!

We are getting near the end of the book of Galatians, near the end of our time together.  And I just love this section at the beginning of Chapter 5.  I especially love verse 6: "For in Christ neither circumcision nor uncircumcision counts for anything, but only faith working through love."

That is a powerful verse.  No matter what we do on earth to try to keep the law, it won't do us any good in God's economy.  Only our faith working through love makes a difference.  No amount of good works, law abiding, or trying to do our best will gain us anything.  Our freedom in Christ is not of our own doing, but our only hope for righteousness is through our faith in His death and resurrection.

What a great think to ponder this Easter Sunday morning.

I pray your week goes well as we dig in deeper to these verses and continue to learn about the freedom that was bought with the blood of Christ.  May we all grow in our love for Jesus this week.