Day 150 - Galatians Sunday (chapters 5-6)
“Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ who gave himself for our sins to deliver us from the present evil age.” (Galatians 1:3-4 ESV)
Those who served in times of war remind us that Memorial Day is about those who died for our freedom. In these opening verses of Galatians, Paul is reminding us that Jesus died for our spiritual freedom. Throughout this book we will continually be reminded that Jesus did it all for us. And now, even as we do all that we can to thank our vets, so we Christians will want to do all that we can to show our thankfulness for forgiveness and heaven by living for Christ.
In the beauty of the lilies Christ was born across the sea,
With a glory in His being that transfigures you and me;
As He died to make men holy let us live to make men free!
While God is marching on.
Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!
Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! His truth is marching on!
(The Battle Hymn of the Republic, verse 4, Lyrics by Julia Ward Howe, 1861)
On this Sunday, I thank You, heavenly Father, for sending Your Son, Jesus, to save me from sin, death and the devil. On this Memorial Day weekend, I ask You to watch over those who continue to serve in our nation’s armed forces. Amen.
“See” you at the Communion table this morning.
Pastor David Paape
The following link is to the 52 Week Reading Plan Bible upon which these devotions are based. http://www.bible-reading.com/bible-plan.pdf
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