My friend, you’re not going to rush into the presence of God. You can’t rush into His presence. He just doesn’t permit that. If you come to the Father through Christ, that’s the only way He can be approached today. And you never get in there because of who you are—you get in there because you’re in Christ. “No man cometh to the Father, but by Me.” The Lord Jesus made that very clear. And if we’re His child, we can come with boldness, but we come to a throne of grace. If you attempt to come to God today on any other basis than the grace of God that’s been extended to you in Christ, friend you won’t make it. He just doesn’t let you in on any other basis.
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.