“For Jehovah is high and regardeth the humble, but the proud he knoweth afar off.” Jehovah is high. He is overall. Yet He’ll "condescend to the lowly, and he regardeth the humble." What a wonderful picture this is, and there’s so much said in the Word of God about the fact that God regards the humble. James, that practical writer, in James 4:6 said, “God resisteth the proud, but he giveth grace unto the humble.” And we’re told in Scripture: “Humble yourselves therefore under the awful hand of God.” This is something, as you can see, that God takes note of and something that God recognizes.
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.