Good Morning Friends,
Paul was deeply concerned about the
Galatians. He saw a great danger in the direction they were heading. Listen to
some of the pain Paul felt for them and some of the problems he saw in them.
They were in danger of being “enslaved” by
the principles and laws again, losing their freedom in Christ. (Galatians 4:9)
Paul was afraid that he had “wasted his
efforts on them.” (Galatians 4:11)
The joy they had come to know in Christ was
gone. (Galatians 4:15)
They were alienated from Paul, he was
becoming like an enemy to them. (Galatians 4:16)
Paul concluded, “My dear children, for whom I
am again in the pains of childbirth until Christ is formed in you.” (Galatians
4:19)
The Galatians had gotten stuck and now were
retreating in their relationship with Christ and it pained Paul deeply. What
was happening in the lives of the Galatians mattered to Paul. It mattered to
God, too.
What is happening in your life matters to
God, too. It’s easy to stop growing in your relationship with Christ and stop moving
forward in your maturity. When we stop growing, we lose so much. Our joy, our
freedom, our relationships with others, even our relationship with God suffer.
Don’t be satisfied with the level of spiritual
maturity you have come to. To be satisfied is the first step toward moving
backward. Keep striving to move to greater levels of maturity, till “Christ is
formed in you.”
His, by Grace,
Steve
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