majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of
him in Galatians 1:6a,
"I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called
you by the grace of Christ..."
Paul expresses his astonishment at the Galatians drift from God. He
points out that the very person they are deserting is God who had
"called" them. This calling is an invitation from God that he extends
to us all. God extends his arms, opened wide, and invites us through
the gospel message! He wants us to participate with him throughout all
eternity in all of his plans and purposes. He offers us abundant,
eternal life filled with meaning and purpose as the objects of his
love and affections. He wants us to share in the very inheritance that
is Jesus Christ's as God's own Son. What an invitation this is!
Paul says God has extended this invitation to us, not because we are
deserving of it in any way, but by his grace. God's grace is his
expression of love manifested to us in all of the wonderful things he
offers us. He loves us in spite of the things we think, say and do. He
loves us in spite of our rebellion and sin against him. He loves us
even though we, as a race of people, have turned our backs on him to
serve another. Certainly, nothing can surpass the exceeding grace of
God than his sending his Son to die a miserable death to pay for the
penalty of all our sin! What grace this is!
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share
your thoughts of worship with us from your Bible reading today. We'd
love to hear from you!
Trevor Fisk
trevor.fisk@gmail.com
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