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Christian Devotional – February 13, 2015
Read Galatians chapter 3 VERSE: Galatians 3:26–So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith. TRUTH: Because of our faith in Jesus Christ we are made children of God. He is the One who has been given to us to bridge the gap between our sins and our perfect heavenly Father. He has brought s into His family and we are adopted as heirs of all that God has. Do we see ourselves as God sees us? Do we recognize our new family and see to honor our Father. RESPONSE: Father, You are my Father. I will honor and respect You as I seek to show You…
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Christian Devotional – February 12, 2015
Read Galatians chapter 2 VERSE: Galatians 2:21–I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be gained through the law, Christ died for nothing. TRUTH: Why was the law and commandment given in the Old Testament? Are we still to be following those laws seeking to earn our salvation? No! God gave us the law and commandments to show us that we couldn’t possibly live up to His standards and expectation on our own. If we could be good enough on our own, then Jesus Christ wouldn’t have needed to die for us. Because we can’t gain God’s righteousness on our own, we need Jesus Christ.…
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Christian Devotional – February 11, 2015
Read Galatians chapter 1 VERSE: Galatians 1:10–Am I now trying to win the approval of human beings, or of God? Or am I trying to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a servant of Christ. TRUTH: Every day, this should be a question that we ask ourselves. Every decision we make should be evaluated by this. Are we trying to please another person, or are we trying to please God? If we are choosing actions that are focused solely on pleasing other people, we are simply not going to be focused on pleasing God. There is a statement: please God, and the…