Daily Meditations on the Bible / We stand with Israel
… 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”[T]he fruit of the Spirit …
Summary: Looking back at Paul’s list of the “fruit of the Spirit,” we discover that the fruit of God’s Spirit is actually poured into us before we can share it with others.
Continue reading “Galatians 5:22-23 – Looking Back, Part 2”The acts of the flesh are obvious …
Summary: Looking back over Paul’s two lists, we find there are still more treasures of insight to explore.
Continue reading “Galatians 5:19-21 – Looking Back, Part 1”Against such things there is no law.
Summary: Paul points us to a place where God wants us to be. If we are following Jesus, that is where he is leading us.
Continue reading “Galatians 5:23c – Walking with Jesus”There will be no posts Monday and Tuesday. Three Minute Bible will resume on Wednesday, Lord willing.
But the fruit of the Spirit is … self-control.
Summary: Self-control is the crown on the head of the people of God.
Continue reading “Galatians 5:23b – Staying in Your Lane”