3If anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.  -Galatians 6:3 BSB Humility is one of the core traits of a maturing Christian. Pride serves as an incredible hinderance and will immediately bring a halt to progress in one's faith. After all, God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble. The passage above calls for us to give an honest evaluation of ourselves. The ...

2Carry one another’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.  -Galatians 6:2 BSB We live in a very strange world. I remember a time where it had to be emphasized that we should take up the mantle of carrying one another's burdens. While this is indeed an area that we can improve upon, I find a much larger issue is poisoning our world today.Did you know that it is not a biblica...

1Brothers, if someone is caught in a trespass, you who are spiritual should restore him with a spirit of gentleness. But watch yourself, or you also may be tempted.-Galatians 6:1 BSB One of the responsibilities of the believer is to look out for fellow believers. This is a tremendous responsibility that must be handled with only the wisdom that comes from God. Consider how those who fall into tres...

1Brothers, if someone is caught in a trespass, you who are spiritual should restore him with a spirit of gentleness. But watch yourself, or you also may be tempted. 2Carry one another’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.  3If anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.  4Each one should test his own work. Then he will have reason to boast in him...

Pray for a greater awareness of the Spirit and what it means to walk in the Spirit for the Church at large. We need the Spirit's power and we need His grace poured into our lives. Pray that you may be filled with His Spirit and listen to heed His voice.......

22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.  24Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. 25Since we live by the Spirit, let us walk in step with the Spirit. 26Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying one another.  -Galatian...

19The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery; 20idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions, 21and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.  -Galatians 5:19-21 BSB There is a distinct way that you can determine wheth...

16So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. 17For the flesh craves what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are opposed to each other, so that you do not do what you want. 18But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.  -Galatians 5:16-18 BSB There is not a believer I have met that is unaware of the in...

13For you, brothers, were called to freedom; but do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh. Rather, serve one another in love. 14The entire law is fulfilled in a single decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” 15But if you keep on biting and devouring one another, watch out, or you will be consumed by one another.  -Galatians 5:13-15 BSB There is an old Christian metal band that I g...

1It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not be encumbered once more by a yoke of slavery.  -Galatians 5:1 BSB I remember asking this question throughout my early years of being a believer. Why would the Lord free me? Why save me? In all honesty, it didn't make sense to me. In a similar vein, I would question why the Lord loves me. So many of the actions and positio...

1It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not be encumbered once more by a yoke of slavery.  2Take notice: I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will be of no value to you at all. 3Again I testify to every man who gets himself circumcised that he is obligated to obey the whole law. 4You who are trying to be justified by the law have been...

Pray for your brothers and sisters in Christ. Prayer can move mountains and distrust of the Lord is a mountain to be moved. Let us join together and pray that we may trust the Lord and in the promises He has given us in His word. Reflect on some of these promises in your time of prayer this morning as well.......

21Tell me, you who want to be under the law, do you not understand what the law says? 22For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the slave woman and the other by the free woman. 23His son by the slave woman was born according to the flesh, but his son by the free woman was born through the promise.  24These things serve as illustrations, for the women represent two covenants. One covena...

Those people are zealous for you, but not in a good way. Instead, they want to isolate you from us, so that you may be zealous for them. Nevertheless, it is good to be zealous if it serves a noble purpose—at any time, and not only when I am with you.-Galatians 4:17-18 BSB Zeal is defined as, "great energy, enthusiasm, and intense devotion in pursuit of a cause, ideal, or activity." In our modern d...

8Formerly, when you did not know God, you were slaves to those who by nature are not gods. 9But now that you know God, or rather are known by God, how is it that you are turning back to those weak and worthless principles? Do you wish to be enslaved by them all over again? 10You are observing special days and months and seasons and years! 11I fear for you, that my efforts for you may have been in ...