“Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.” Now that simply means that you’re not going to have to report to your boss maybe. When his back is turned, he doesn’t see that you’re loafing on the job. He doesn’t see that you’re not really giving him a full day’s work. But the Lord Jesus does. And you’re going to answer to Him because, see, you are in Him and you belong to Him. And therefore, you have to give an account of your life to Him. And since we represent Him down here upon the earth, He’s going to ask that His representative be found faithful, you see.
Get ready to fight the good fight against legalism in Galatians. When this letter was written, it defended the gospel of Christ from people who wanted to reduce it to rules. Not surprising, Galatians has provided the backbone for several great spiritual revivals around the world. Freedom, we learn, is a serious fight. Allow grace to revolutionize your own life through these seven lessons from Dr. J. Vernon McGee.