S - Galatians 3:3 How foolish can you be? After starting your Christian lives in the Spirit, why are you now trying to become perfect by your own human effort?
O - The Galatians were trying to earn God's favor and love through trying to obey the laws perfectly. Paul says here that they were born again and received His Spirit but are now trying to win again eternity through obeying all of the laws. This is foolish.
A - I have the Holy Spirit inside of me. I don't need to win eternal life through being holy and perfectly obeying the law. I am to be holy just as God is holy but not to win God and eternal life but instead to be a witness and example of what God has done in me and to show God that I am thankful and grateful for what Jesus sacrificed on the cross for me. There is a big difference in trying to win God and trying to thank Him through my actions. I need to be reminded of this daily and remember that just because some other Christian may not be following one of the laws this doesn't mean that the person is not going to heaven but instead that they aren't bound to the law and only God know the heart.
P - God, I thank you so very much for what your son Jesus sacrificed for me and my entire family on the cross. I want to thank you by my words and actions every single day and to proclaim your name by my words and actions. I pray for your guidance today and that you would speak into my life regarding which way you want me to go. Bless my family and me today and every day and I pray for protection and healing over us all today.
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