Daily Meditations on the Bible / We stand with Israel
Each one should test their own actions.
Summary: The Bible challenges us to look in the mirror and take the log out of our own eye (Matthew 7:3). Paul applies the challenge in a slightly different way and asks us the question, “Who do we think we are?”
Continue reading “Galatians 6:4a – The Test”If anyone thinks they are something when they are not, they deceive themselves.
Summary: Thinking we are normal is a normal thing to do. Thinking we are better than others is not normal.
Continue reading “Galatians 6:3 – Right and Wrong About Right and Wrong”Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.
Summary: The “law of Christ” is all-encompassing. Carrying the burdens of others is something Jesus does well, and we should, too.
Continue reading “Galatians 6:2 – Unburdened”But watch yourselves, or you also may be tempted.
Summary: Super sports cars and sin don’t have to go together, but sometimes they do. When we find ourselves trying to help others who sin, we might fall into the supercar trap.
Continue reading “Galatians 6:1d – Supercar”[… if someone is caught in a sin, you who live by the Spirit] … should restore that person gently.
Summary: When it comes to restoring people’s walk with God, the first challenge is making certain our walk is on the right path.
Continue reading “Galatians 6:1c – Tools of the Trade”… you who live by the Spirit …
Summary: Paul’s instructions to the Galatians are revealing. He realizes they are not living by the Spirit, so he tells them how to do that. Then he adds a special instruction for those who “live by the Spirit.”
Continue reading “Galatians 6:1b – Living by the Spirit”Brothers and sisters, if someone is caught in a sin …
Summary: How do we keep others from falling into sin? Paul is instructing us on this topic, but we need to proceed with caution and love.
Continue reading “Galatians 6:1a – Starting With Love”Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying each other.
Summary: Becoming conceited and appearing conceited are two different things.
Continue reading “Galatians 5:26 – Complications”Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit.
Summary: Paul’s simple encouragement to “live by the Spirit” opens the door to wonderment as we consider what he means.
Continue reading “Galatians 5:25 – The Ride of Our Lives”Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.
Summary: When God enters, our lives become a battlefield between the Spirit and the flesh. With God’s help, we can choose life in the Spirit and crucify the flesh.
Continue reading “Galatians 5:24 – Choosing Life”