Galatians 5:1 It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.
I love this verse! It is the reminder for me when I am tempted to take over my own sanctification, when I attempt to try to make myself be better instead of letting the Spirit do the job. I fall short so often and notice myself stepping into old habits and old ways. I feel awful and want to attempt to fix myself with positive thoughts or controlling my actions. The truth is, I will only be able to have positive thoughts and control my actions for so long. Eventually, I will be right back in the same place because my heart will not have changed, just my thoughts and actions. In order to change the heart, we need the Spirit of God to overtake us and transform our hearts. In this verse Paul reminds us that if we attempt to follow one of the "laws", we may as well adopt them all and start taking care of our own salvation, as Christ died for nothing. But if we hold firm to the death of Christ and we fix our eyes on the resurrected Jesus, we have no need to attempt to follow laws and change our thoughts and actions, because the Spirit will do this for us. Freedom in Christ is beautiful and worry free!
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