Daily Meditations on the Bible / We stand with Israel
Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction;
Summary: A single meditation on this passage seems insufficient. The whole of human history is a testimony to the truth of Paul’s statement.
Continue reading “Galatians 6:8a – A Personal War”A man reaps what he sows.
Summary: Paul’s statement about reaping and sowing has roots that go back to the beginning of time.
Continue reading “Galatians 6:7b – Cabbage & Corn”Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked.
Summary: In this passage, Paul gives us a warning: God cannot be mocked. To fully understand his meaning we need to explore how mockery works.
Continue reading “Galatians 6:7a – Mocking Lutefisk”Nevertheless, the one who receives instruction in the word should share all good things with their instructor.
Summary: Giving instruction and receiving instruction are two different things. Oddly, we can receive instruction even if someone is not intentionally giving it. Sometimes that is the very best kind of instruction.
Continue reading “Galatians 6:6 – Making Sense”… for each one should carry their own load.
Summary: Just a few verses ago Paul told us to “carry each other’s burdens.” Now he says “each one should carry their own load.” We need to untangle his words to understand their meanings.
Continue reading “Galatians 6:5 – Jackson’s Burden”Then they can take pride in themselves alone, without comparing themselves to someone else …
Summary: Taking pride in yourself can take many forms. One of them is good, the others, not so much.
Continue reading “Galatians 6:4b – Glamor Job”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”