“I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye. Be not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding: whose mouth be held in with bit and bridle, lest they come near unto thee.” Now what kind of a believer are you today? Do you have a bit and bridle in your mouth? And a lot of Christians are like that today. And that’s what they want—somebody to pull on the bit here, pull on it there, to tell them where to turn. God says, “I guide you with mine eye. I want you to stay close to Me and My Word so you can see, so I can lead you, so I can prompt you and guide you.” It’s not a voice or a vision from heaven.
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.