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1 Paul, an apostle—not from men nor through man, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised him from the dead— Gal 1:1

As I start Galatians Paul starts by telling us that he didn’t come up with this Gospel. Reminding us that there is only one God and one Gospel. There is only one way to get to Christ. You cannot just change it to fit your life. When things get hard, God’s Word remains the same. Christ gave His life so that we could have a relationship with Him. You cannot have it both ways. As soon as you turn from the truth and start adding and subtracting so that it makes you feel better or makes you more money or comfort you are in sin. You have removed Christ from the throne and put yourself in that place. Your actions will expose what you truly believe. Are you going to be patient and pray and allow God to move or will you just do what you want to get yourself into the best place possible. I don’t believe trying to improve yourself is sinful but it comes down to the attitude of your heart. Who are you serving? Why are you doing the things your doing? So quickly I turn from Christ and serve myself. It happens all day long. But I believe with prayer and study and living it out, pushing into Christ, that it will get easier to keep yourself off the throne. God has given us everything we need. We just have to believe it and put those beliefs into action and those actions will increase your faith! The God of power and comfort has everything you need!

who gave himself for our sins to deliver us from the present evil age- Gal 1:4

Next Paul hits the very reason we change and pervert the Gospel… To please man…

10 For am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God? Or am I trying to please man? If I were still trying to please man, I would not be a servant of Christ. Gal 1:10

Like I said earlier He is reminding us that we cannot serve two masters. No matter what we put on the throne, whether it be ourselves or other people or money or success or power or even your own family, it is making those things more important than God’s Word. And once you put anything over that you are going in the wrong direction. You are trusting yourself and your wicked heart will slowly take over and you wont like where you end up. I cannot tell you how many times I have tried to do this on my own… It doesn’t work! You run and chase all the things that you think you need until you’re lost and too afraid to even look up because your pride is in control and the truth of God’s Word couldn’t be further from your mind. Lord please forgive me for my sins and all the ways I put myself on the throne of my life! Give me the strength and the faith and the power to be different! You are King and i am not!

24 And they glorified God because of me. Gal 1:24

Lord I pray that Your Will be done and one day my life will be a depiction of that verse! I want people to see my life and GLORIFY GOD! That is my prayer and what I want! Lord please give me the strength to make that happen! May You be glorified! May I stay humble! May I spend the rest of my life in service to You! May I never forget what You did for me and how much I absolutely did not deserve it! May your grace and love cover me as you change me from the inside out! Thank You for everything!!!

APPLICATION:

Stay in God’s Word. I cannot rely on my heart and my thinking! Do not defend myself! EVER! God is my defense and He will take care of everything. I don’t need to worry about anything but being faithful to Him. Turn God’s Word into action. Live it out and use it in my everyday thinking! Don’t be scared to talk about Jesus. Especially at work. Your are the King and i am not. Don’t let me forget that!

IN HIS NAME!