I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him,
he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing. – John
15:5
Pray
for God to speak to you through the reading of His word.
Read
Galatians 3:1-14
“Believed God, and
it was counted to him as righteousness”
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Abraham
believed, or trusted in God, and for that reason he was counted as
righteousness.
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This
belief, this trust, lead him to follow God’s leading.
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Notice
that Genesis doesn’t say that Abraham was perfect, only that despite his
imperfections he trusted God.
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Are
you trying to become righteous by living perfectly, or are you trusting in God
and allowing him to guide your life?
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Passages
to Consider: Genesis 15:6
“The
righteous shall live by faith”
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This
statement is made in the book of Habakkuk, where the judgment coming on Israel
because of her failures has become evident.
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In
the midst of God’s judgment, the prophet proclaims that the righteous live not
by their own merit, but by trusting in God.
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Reliance
upon ourselves leads to death, but faith and trust in God lead to life.
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Passages
to Consider: Habakkuk 2:4
“Cursed
is everyone who hangs on a tree”
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Even
if we don’t rely on our own ability to follow the rules, we still have to deal
with the fact that we break the rules sometimes. We know we aren’t perfect, so what do we do
with those imperfections.
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Paul
uses a passage from Deuteronomy to demonstrate that Christ bore the curse of
our sinfulness for us. He was hanged on
a tree, despite being innocent, and so bore the curse that should have fallen
on us.
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Passages
to Consider: Deuteronomy 21:23
Pray for the
ability to trust in God, allowing him to guide you.
Seek life by
trusting in God, the only one capable of redeeming us.
Praise God for his
Son Jesus Christ, who bore the curse of our sin!
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