Galatians 4:8-20
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Today's Passage: Galatians 4:8-20
“But now that you have come to know God, or rather to be known by God, how can you turn back again to the weak and worthless elementary principles of the world, whose slaves you want to be once more?” (Gal 4:9)
Paul writes extensively about the freedom that is found in Christ Jesus! Whenever a person
repents of their sin and places their faith in God, they are raised from death to life (2 Cor 5:17).
Beautifully, they are freed from the slavery to sin that they once walked in. The blood of Jesus Christ provides freedom for His creation. In Romans 6:7, Paul writes, “For one who has died has been set free from sin.” Here in this letter to the church in Galatia, Paul is encouraging the believers to REMEMBER that God has set them free because they have died with Christ! Sadly, they have turned back towards and embraced the sinful things that once held them captive. Paul is genuinely confused - with a broken heart - about how they could abandon the freedom that is found in Christ and turn back to worthless idols in this world.
I wanted to land here today because of the sad truth that we can quickly find ourselves in a
similar situation whenever we cease to daily walk with God. In seasons where life is hard and intentional time with Jesus is the first thing to go (which shouldn’t be the case but it sadly is in our fast-paced North American context)...we shouldn’t be surprised if we look up and realize that we have forsaken freedom in Christ for slavery to the things that Jesus died to set us free from!
Today, let us be reminded to seek God each day, to take sin seriously, and to pray the bold
prayer: “God, would you show me where I am living in bondage to sin in my life? Sin that you have set me free from!” This is a prayer that God desires to answer in the life of His children.
“Prove me, O LORD, and try me; test my heart and my mind” (Ps 26:2).
Let this be our cry as a church family.
I want to challenge you to wrestle with the following questions:
1) Pull out a pen and paper and reflect on this question - As a follower of Jesus Christ, what has He set me free from?
2). Does my heart break for the ways that I have grown numb to sin in my life? If not, pray
that God would break your heart for what breaks his.
Written By: Steven Thompson
Today's Passage: Galatians 4:8-20
“But now that you have come to know God, or rather to be known by God, how can you turn back again to the weak and worthless elementary principles of the world, whose slaves you want to be once more?” (Gal 4:9)
Paul writes extensively about the freedom that is found in Christ Jesus! Whenever a person
repents of their sin and places their faith in God, they are raised from death to life (2 Cor 5:17).
Beautifully, they are freed from the slavery to sin that they once walked in. The blood of Jesus Christ provides freedom for His creation. In Romans 6:7, Paul writes, “For one who has died has been set free from sin.” Here in this letter to the church in Galatia, Paul is encouraging the believers to REMEMBER that God has set them free because they have died with Christ! Sadly, they have turned back towards and embraced the sinful things that once held them captive. Paul is genuinely confused - with a broken heart - about how they could abandon the freedom that is found in Christ and turn back to worthless idols in this world.
I wanted to land here today because of the sad truth that we can quickly find ourselves in a
similar situation whenever we cease to daily walk with God. In seasons where life is hard and intentional time with Jesus is the first thing to go (which shouldn’t be the case but it sadly is in our fast-paced North American context)...we shouldn’t be surprised if we look up and realize that we have forsaken freedom in Christ for slavery to the things that Jesus died to set us free from!
Today, let us be reminded to seek God each day, to take sin seriously, and to pray the bold
prayer: “God, would you show me where I am living in bondage to sin in my life? Sin that you have set me free from!” This is a prayer that God desires to answer in the life of His children.
“Prove me, O LORD, and try me; test my heart and my mind” (Ps 26:2).
Let this be our cry as a church family.
I want to challenge you to wrestle with the following questions:
1) Pull out a pen and paper and reflect on this question - As a follower of Jesus Christ, what has He set me free from?
2). Does my heart break for the ways that I have grown numb to sin in my life? If not, pray
that God would break your heart for what breaks his.
Written By: Steven Thompson
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