Christian Devotional – September 23, 2025

No Distractions, Day 15

The familiar and the comfortable. Read Galatians 5:1-6.

Paul sees the temptation that the people are facing and he calls it out. You see, the people have been set free through Christ. However, it’s so easy to stay in what is comfortable and familiar. The people were used to trying to follow the laws. They were used to following through specific checklists of things they can do and not do. So even though they have received Christ and are set free through him, they are often falling back on all these rules and checklists.

Paul wants them to understand that is not what the Christian life was intended to be. They have been set free from all those things; they should not spend their time returning back to them. Do we recognize our freedom in Christ? Are we focused on living in that freedom or are we trying to stay with what has been comfortable and familiar. Staying with the checklist can feel easier a lot of the time, but that does not make it right.

We need to stay focused on the truth of who Jesus is and what he has done in our life, and not spend time making excuses and focusing on the things that God is not a part of.

Video devotional found here: https://youtu.be/ngF2iC_kVXk