Sometimes you have to take a look back.
It is kind of like using the side mirrors or the rearview mirror on your
car to see who is behind you or to see where you have been.
That is interesting. When we know where we have been, it is easier
to know where we are going. Back up for
a minute and read this passage of Scripture, but as you read take note of the
things that God says are true about you.
Galatians 3:23-29
NLT
Before the
way of faith in Christ was available to us, we were placed under guard by the
law. We were kept in protective custody, so to speak, until the way of faith
was revealed. 24 Let
me put it another way. The law was our guardian until Christ came; it protected
us until we could be made right with God through faith. 25 And now
that the way of faith has come, we no longer need the law as our guardian. 26 For you are all children of
God through faith in Christ Jesus.27 And all who have been united with Christ in baptism
have put on Christ, like putting on new clothes. 28 There is no longer Jew or Gentile, slave or free, male
and female. For you are all one in Christ Jesus. 29 And now that you belong
to Christ, you are the true children of Abraham. You are his heirs, and God’s
promise to Abraham belongs to you.
These things became true
in the past, but these things are also true in the future. They can be and must be held on to. They must be believed. God can be trusted.
The law is real, but it
is taken care of or removed. The way of
faith removed the way of the law. We are
God’s children. Nothing changes
that. We are heirs just like
Abraham. The promises of God are ours.
Don’t believe the
lies. Don’t be tempted to belittle God
or faith or His church. There is more
for you and for me. It is good to take a
look backward and remember what remains true.
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