Staying Free
But in the past, when you didn't know God, you were enslaved to things that by nature are not gods. But now, since you know God, or rather have become known by God, how can you turn back to the weak and bankrupt elemental forces? Do you want to be enslaved to them all over again? You observe special days, months, seasons, and years. I am fearful for you, that perhaps my labour for you has been wasted. Galatians 4:8-11
In the OT book if Hosea, the prophet was told by God to take a prostitute and marry her. The couple had several children together but Hosea's wife kept going back to her former life. Their relationship represented the tribe of Israel who was also being unfaithful, self-satisfied, proud, trusting in man rather than God and involving themselves in injustice, murder, theft, lying and oppression of the defenceless.
Sound familiar? The Galatians had not gotten to injustice etc but they were on a slide away from grace.
Why do we keep doing this ad nauseaum?
If we stop and think we would see a cycle:
Brokenness, repentance, salvation, life is good, pride, self-satisfaction, self-will, works, a fall, brokenness etc
The basic elemental forces want us bound and the only tools they have are lies and seduction, no power unless we give it to them.
Why follow powerless deception instead of a powerful, living God? Stupid!
Notice Paul's problem with the Galatians is their religious determination to sanctify days. What are you enshrining? Pull it down! Stay free!
In the OT book if Hosea, the prophet was told by God to take a prostitute and marry her. The couple had several children together but Hosea's wife kept going back to her former life. Their relationship represented the tribe of Israel who was also being unfaithful, self-satisfied, proud, trusting in man rather than God and involving themselves in injustice, murder, theft, lying and oppression of the defenceless.
Sound familiar? The Galatians had not gotten to injustice etc but they were on a slide away from grace.
Why do we keep doing this ad nauseaum?
If we stop and think we would see a cycle:
Brokenness, repentance, salvation, life is good, pride, self-satisfaction, self-will, works, a fall, brokenness etc
The basic elemental forces want us bound and the only tools they have are lies and seduction, no power unless we give it to them.
Why follow powerless deception instead of a powerful, living God? Stupid!
Notice Paul's problem with the Galatians is their religious determination to sanctify days. What are you enshrining? Pull it down! Stay free!
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