Month: January 2013

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This morning I have been meditating on the implications of being a son of the free woman as opposed to being a son of the slave woman. In Galatians 4:30-31 the apostle Paul writes, “but what does the Scripture say? ‘cast out the slave woman and her son, for the son of the slave woman shall not inherit with the son of the free woman. ‘so brothers we are not children of the slave, but of the free woman. Continue reading “GALATIANS 4:30-31”

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In Galatians 5:1 the Apostle Paul exhorts, “For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm  therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.”  He is reminding his readers that through the gospel they have freedom from the bondage that comes with their sin and rebellion.  His challenge is for them to not return to living lives controlled and dominated by sin. Continue reading “GALATIANS 5:1”

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I came across this story yesterday and wanted to comment.  In belgium a pair of deaf twins were euthanized because they were facing a life of blindness.  Commenting on their death, their doctor said, “It was a relief to see the end of their suffering.”  Every year thousands of people in Belgium choose euthanasia. Most of them face a terminal cancer diagnosis or something of that magnitude.  So you might ask, “What was the suffering spoken of by their doctor?”  Did they have a terminal diagnosis?  No!  Their suffering was that they could not stand the thought of being blind and not being able to see each other ever again.  You read that correctly.  They chose death over blindness.   Continue reading “BELGIUM EUTHANIZES DEAF TWINS GOING BLIND – ABC NEWS”

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In my daily devotions this year I’m spending one month in each of the shorter epistles. For the month of January I am reading Paul’s letter to the church at Galatia. I want to periodically post something that I come across in my reading that challenges me or that I find interesting.
This morning I was challenged by Galatians 6:9, “and let us not grow weary of doing good for in due season we will reap if we do not give up. ” this verse encourages me to continue pursuing godliness and holiness even when all I want to do is give up. Continue reading “GALATIANS 6:9”