November 9, 2018

DJ

Galatians 3:25 Now that this faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian.

There is a time when we do have to put our faith and trust in Christ and not in the world; that point in time should be life changing and one we should not want to back-step from.

It can be difficult because it is the point where we step out in faith, no longer hanging on to the things we know (even if they fail us terribly!)

We are allowed to let go of our pasts and live for the future; a new future with Christ by our sides.

It is a leap of faith into what may seem like the unknown, but we do know what is there because we read about it in God’s Word!

November 8, 2018

DJ

Galatians 4:3 So also, when we were underage, we were in slavery under the elemental spiritual forces of the world.

We have the written word of God which shows us how much we can depend on the world and what will happen when we do depend entirely on the world! We lose!

The Jews, about which this is written, showed how much they could lose by trusting in their won laws and their own ways instead of in Christ.

We are like children, with little understanding, when it comes to our early lives with Christ. Don’t be fooled back into your earthly ways just because someone looks back and tells you how it should have been!

November 7, 2018

DJ

Colossians 2:8 See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the elemental spiritual forces of this world rather than on Christ.

One of the worst things in life is to have all you love taken away from you whether it be a person or material things; it’s terrible!

Sometimes being tricked out of something through what other people say to you seems as bad because they have managed to convince you of something false.

It does happen, and we will face it daily as people try to show their own way of life is better than our way as Christians.

Never let anyone convince you there is anything better than Christ in your life!

November 6, 2018

DJ

Mark 7:3 The Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they give their hands a ceremonial washing, holding to the tradition of the elders.

The disciples started to see a difference in people when they were living with Jesus and being taught by Him. Jesus would not hold on to the traditions of the Jews just because they had been done for years… He did things with a purpose!

When we are living in our communities, we should not be doing things just because it is a habit, has been done for years or because our religion says so – we should be doing things for a purpose; to show people the gospel.

Living the life the disciples lived would be a profound statement in any time, not just their time. Isn’t it time we lived for Christ and not for society?