When I read these words, I get goosebumps every time! I am no longer a slave! I am a son/daughter of God and because I am a son/daughter of God, I am an heir! That means that God, my "Daddy-Father" wants to shower me with good gifts. I only have to accept them. God's Holy Spirit fills me and cries out to the Father on my behalf."Because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into our hearts crying, 'Abba! Father!' Therefore, you are no longer a slave, but a son, and if a son, then an heir through God." -Galatians 4:6-7 (NASB)
Did you know that the Holy Spirit was only given to a very few chosen men and women in the Old Testament of the bible? David was one of these men. The Holy Spirit could also be taken away at anytime. In Acts chapter 2, the Holy Spirit was sent into the world as a comforter to indwell the believers as we wait for the return of Jesus Christ. He is our mediator, taking our prayers straight to the throne of God and he will not leave us. Awesome!
The Galatians knew the Gospel message- the "good news"; they were being led astray by a group called the Judaizers. The Judaizers came to Galatia after Paul and tried to convince the young believers that just believing was not enough, they had to do certain things to ensure their salvation. They were distorting the simplicity of the gospel, in essence trying to say that Jesus' work on the cross was not enough.
How often, as a believer and Christ follower do I say to Jesus (by my actions), "Thanks for all you did for me on the cross, but I know I am still not good enough until I do _________." Yikes! When God looks at me, all he sees is Christ's redeeming work on the cross and He loves me. When I look at the cross, I should see not only payment for sins, but also the redemption that was accomplished that day and who I will eventually become in Christ. No strings attached!
"It was for freedom that Christ set us free; therefore keep standing firm and do not be subject again to a yoke of slavery." -Galatians 5:1 (NASB)
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