And then we have this statement: “…that in all things he might have the preeminence.” And this is, may I say, a very wonderful statement. The will of Christ must prevail throughout all of God’s creation. That’s God’s intention. Even in spite of the rebellion of man down here, God says, “Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.” God is moving forward today—undeviatingly, unhesitatingly, uncompromising—toward one goal, and that is to put Jesus on the throne of this little world on which you and I live.
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.