June 25 - Those crazy Galatians!
Scripture focus: You crazy Galatians! Did someone put a hex on you? Have you taken leave of your senses? Something crazy has happened, for it's obvious that you no longer have the crucified Jesus in clear focus in your lives. His sacrifice on the cross was certainly set before you clearly enough. Let me put this question to you: How did your new life begin? Was it by working your heads off to please God? Or was it by responding to God's Message to you? Are you going to continue this craziness? For only crazy people would think they could complete by their own efforts what was begun by God. If you weren't smart enough or strong enough to begin it, how do you suppose you could perfect it? Did you go through this whole painful learning process for nothing? It is not yet a total loss, but it certainly will be if you keep this up! Galatians 3:1-4 (The Message)
You crazy Galatians – nice catchy phrase, isn't it?
Paul makes a point that is as applicable today as it was all those years ago when Paul felt compelled to call out the Galatians for their crazy ways.
It seems like the Galatians knew that only by God's grace could they be saved, but then they turned around and figured out that it would be only through their best efforts that they would be transformed into their true, God-created identity.
Only crazy people would think that they could complete by their own efforts what was begun by God.
Don't be one of those guys.
Recommended reading: 1 Corinthians 4-6
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2 comments:
I am one of "those guys", less today than yesterday."Only crazy people..I quailify there too. I had to get crazy enough to find my way home.Thanks to my community for being my "shrink". Crazy in god, have a blessed day.
Thanks for being one of those crazy guys that simply won't give up in finding their way back to Him.
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