“Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath.” Swift to hear what? Well, the Word of God, of course. Now you, a child of God, indwelt by the Spirit of God who wants to be your teacher, you have the Word of God. The Creator of this universe, and the Redeemer of lost sinners, He wants to talk to you, He wants to say something to you. And the point is: “Be quick. Be alert. Get a little movement, a little alertness there.” Oh, how today we need to be alert. “Be quick,” he says, “swift to hear.”
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.