Galatians 3:26-29 - You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus, for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with
Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor
free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ
Jesus. If you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.
Paul’s words are clear here…we are all united in our faith
in Christ. We who have proclaimed to
believe in God…have been clothed with him.
We are all the same in his eyes.
He does not see gender….economic status…cultural differences…or
political boundaries. God does not separate
us by denominations…God sees only our heart. Paul so wanted the new Christians
to understand that is was not the outer things we do to our bodies that give us
the power to love others as God loves us.
Paul wanted the church at Galatia to understand that the
faith they had in Jesus…his life and model on Earth…his death on the cross…the
glory and victory of his resurrection was the key to their inheritance. Paul wanted them to become a united group of believers
that all worked toward a common goal…to not divide themselves over the meaning
of any law…or ritual established before Christ’s death on the cross. If you believe…if you have faith…you are a
child of God…you are his heir.
Father...I thank you for allowing Paul to write these
wonderful words of faith and unity. Help
me to grasp that all people are the same in God’s eyes….he loves us all...he
wants all of us to believe in his gospel….we are one in Christ Jesus. Continue to build my faith in you…to
strengthen my understanding of who you are by studying your word…and praying
daily for you to open the hidden wisdom in its pages. Amen.
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