Galatians ~ Week 2 ~ Day 1

Galatians ~ Week 2 ~ Day 1

Today we are reading Galatians 2:17-21. I have posted it below. If you have a few extra minutes, please share your insights, applications, or thoughts. Here are today’s verses for you to read.

“17 But if, in our endeavor to be justified in Christ, we too were found to be sinners, is Christ then a servant of sin? Certainly not! 18 For if I rebuild what I tore down, I prove myself to be a transgressor. 19 For through the law I died to the law, so that I might live to God. 20 I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. 21 I do not nullify the grace of God, for if righteousness were through the law, then Christ died for no purpose.” Galatians 2:17-12

“I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.” Galatians 2:20

Before Paul knew Jesus, he thought he was saved by following the law. Then he realized the law made him guilty because he could not keep it. It was Christ’s death on the cross that saved him from the law and his own sin. His new life was now lived in faith rather than by following the law. This faith was not in himself or his good works but in the son of God, who loved him and gave himself for him. Jesus demonstrated his love for us when he paid the penalty for our sin on the cross. Now we live under a new and better law—the law of grace! We have a special union with Christ—because He lives in us. Our love for the world and our fleshly desires have been crucified with him.

My reflection for the day: I am not saved by works nor by how righteous I am but by the Grace of God. As I walk through my life, I am also reminded to not take this special gift of salvation and grace lightly in how I live my life. I want to serve him every day in every word, action, and way I can. I may fall but thank God I have God’s grace to ask for forgiveness. When studying about being made righteous, I always think of this scripture, which I love: “I will rejoice greatly in the Lord, My soul will exult in my God; For He has clothed me with garments of salvation, He has covered me with a robe of righteousness,” Isa.61:10 We can now boldly approach His throne, not because of our righteousness but because of His, which He has now covered us with. ~ “loved me and gave himself for me” How can I ever repay? Humbled by His love, I just want to love Him back and allow Him to love others through me. So Blessed to be His.

Reflection Questions: In what areas of your life do you need to be reminded of God’s love and grace? And in what areas of your life do you need to live more by faith?