Today (Nov. 23), those following the plan should be on Day 21 of the current reading plan, which is 1 Cor. 4. Keep reading!
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This past Tuesday we started the “90 Day Chronological Journey through Paul’s Letters” Bible reading plan. This will be a nice follow up to the sermon series I’m finishing on Sunday in the Thessalonian letters. Paul’s letters are full of rich wisdom and theology.
This week in Galatians has been a great reading time for me. I’ve enjoyed going through it and looking at what Paul was teaching to the church in Galatia. Here’s what really struck me:
Paul begins Galatians with an understanding of who he was in Christ. He says “an apostle- not from men nor through man, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised him from the dead…“ Paul understood who he was in Christ. Too often we can claim success or sufficiency in ourselves and act in fleshly ways. But to be an effective minister for Christ, we must know where life comes from and not try to operate from our own power.
Right after this, Paul showed that he understood the importance of expressing what Christ had done. Verses 3-5 show Paul taking a few seconds to write out what Jesus did– “Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, who gave himself for our sins to deliver us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father, to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.” Expressing who Jesus is should come out of understanding who we are. When we realize that we are nothing without Christ, the passion of sharing His story increases.
So I was reminded of who I am in Christ and that I must make Him known. What about you? What did God show you this week? Leave comments to help us all read, learn, and live scripture together.
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