Galatians 5:6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love.
I really like the whole book of Galatians, and today I'm going to write about the above. Sometimes I fall into the trap of trying to make myself better. I find a "God law" I think God wants me to follow, ie stop swearing, and try to do it on my own. In these verses in Galatians, Paul reminds me that if I'm going to choose to do my own transformation by following one of "God's laws", here he discusses circumcision, then I am bound to follow all of them on my own as Jesus lived (not only outwardly, but inwardly). Good luck! And if that is the road I choose, to live life by following rules, then Christ died for nothing; again, according to Paul's words. So there becomes the hard part of trying to stop taking over the transformation of my life and let the Holy Spirit do the work it is sent to do, transform my life. I've learned that when I catch myself in these self improvement modes, I have to spend time in prayer each time it pops up and give my desires, my actions, my words, over to God and pray that the Holy Spirit works in my life to transform me into the person I know God wants me to be. No matter how hard I try, I will fail. No matter how strong my will, it isn't perfect. No matter how righteous I can become on my own, I will not be fit to enter into the Presence of God. Only in Christ do I have hope and only through the work and power of the Holy Spirit will I be transformed, from the inside out. It's a journey and it's not easy to give up control, but it's a must when you walk with God in Christ.
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