March 13, 2012 and 2018: SOAP #3022: Deuteronomy 22-24; Galatians 4

Note:  this is a re-work of the SOAP written March 13, 2012.  It is just too good not to repeat today.  (I am interested to know if any present SOAP readers were reading these SOAPs back in 2012.   If you have opportunity send me a note at elhiebert@agchurches.org or a reply to this email.)

Scripture:  Galatians (NIV) 4:7 So you are no longer a slave, but a son; and since you are a son, God has made you also an heir.

Observation:  What a change:  from being a slave to sin, to being a son of God!  From serving sin because we were in bondage, to serving God because we love Him.  And we love Him because He first loved us!

Application:
I do not have to serve God—I get to serve God.
It is my privilege to serve Him.

Because I love Him I consider myself His servant
Because He loves me He considers me His son!

Because I see myself as His servant, I serve Him joyfully.
Because He considers me His son, He makes me His heir!

He is always outdoing me!
That’s just the way He is!

Prayer:   Lord, I am your creation.  I am your child.  I am your friend.  I am your servant.  I am your son.  I am your heir.  I am blest!  Amen.

Pastor Leon
Making friends for time and eternity!