November  6, 2015:  SOAP #2164:

Scripture:  Galatians (NIV) 3:3 Are you so foolish? After beginning with the Spirit, are you now trying to attain your goal by human effort?

Observation:     Paul is wondering how they are thinking.  How can they be so foolish, or blind?  Don’t they understand?  The way they started is the way they are to live.  They started by believing that they could do nothing to save themselves and that they had to depend totally on God for their salvation.  Keeping the Old Testament Law could not save them, it could not keep them saved, and it did nothing in gaining the favor of God.

Application:   The same is true for me.  I could not save myself.  Salvation came when I confessed my sins and accepted what Jesus did as the complete payment for my sins.  Just as I relied on Him for my salvation, I must continue to rely on Him to live His life through me.  Jesus is not living Leon’s life.  Leon is living Jesus’ life.  But the truth is that Leon cannot live Jesus’ life.  The only one who can live Jesus’ life is Jesus.  So Jesus must come and life His own life in Leon!   And that is just what He does!

Prayer:   Lord, it is hopeless for me to try to live your life.  Be my Lord and live your life in me.  I will not run ahead and make decisions without first checking with you.  Amen

Pastor Leon
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