majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of
him in Galatians 2:4-5,
"This matter arose because some false brothers had infiltrated our
ranks to spy on the freedom we have in Christ Jesus and to make us
slaves. We did not give in to them for a moment, so that the truth of
the gospel might remain with you."
In Paul's writings, he speaks of the wonderful freedom we have in
Jesus Christ. In Romans 6:7 he speaks of freedom from sin. In Romans
7:6 Paul talks about being freed from the law. In Romans 8:5 we read
of the freedom we have to now live according to what the Holy Spirit
desires. We are freed from our past lifestyles and habits, freed from
God's judgment and free to look forward to and embrace the inheritance
that is ours now that we belong to Jesus Christ.
As the verse in Galatians 2:4-5 says, there always seems to be those
who simply can't stomach all this freedom. Rather than enjoying the
freedom we have in Jesus Christ, these "do-gooders" feel a compulsion
to control the rest of us by insisting the Lord is unhappy with us
because of this, that or the other thing. I'm not speaking of the
various prohibitions in Scripture, but of all the rules and
regulations these people set up for the rest of us to order our lives
by.
Just as Paul and company didn't give in to these "do-gooders", I
celebrate the wonderful freedoms we have in Jesus Christ. I'll leave
all the dos and don'ts these folks invent for the rest of us to them
and let them explain to the Lord later why they felt compelled to pass
on the freedom we have in Jesus Christ and why they tried to rob it
from the rest of us.
For me, I celebrate the wonderful freedom Jesus Christ secured for us
on the cross and thank him for it by using that freedom to please him.
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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