Freedom

Last night when i was reading Galatians, i came across verses that i thought i already knew and read, but when i read it again, i realized that i had never really payed attention to them. The verses were Galatians 2:17-21. It read "¹⁷ “But if, in seeking to be justified in Christ, we Jews find ourselves also among the sinners, doesn’t that mean that Christ promotes sin? Absolutely not! ¹⁸ If I rebuild what I destroyed, then I really would be a lawbreaker.

 ¹⁹ “For through the law I died to the law so that I might live for God. ²⁰ I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. ²¹ I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be gained through the law, Christ died for nothing!”"  First off, My favorite part of that is verse 20. We are not living anymore, we are dead to our old selves. BUT, we have been made alive in Christ. and nothing can compare to the life that he gives. This world tries to tell you that you have to do certain stuff to live, to feel alive. but true life is found only in Christ. Secondly, we can not gain anything through the law. The law was made to guide people to Christ and when the messiah came, they were to follow Him. but they crucified him, and stuck with the law. The jews of that day were trying to gain righteousness through the law. But now righteousness is found through faith in Christ and no where else. the next thing that really caught my eye was galatians 5. The first verse says "It is for freedom that Christ has set us free." I don't know about you, but that says to me, WE ARE FREE!!!!!!!!!  We are free of sin, and we are free from the punishment of sin. Later in the passage paul says clearly, "You my brothers were called to free, but do not use your freedom to indulge the sinful nature, rather serve one another in love." We are free, and as a result of that freedom, we should serve the one who gave us that freedom, and like the verse said, serve one another in love. I challenge you to read the rest of Galatians. But those were the main things that the Lord put on my mind. 

P.S. WE ARE FREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! =)