John the Baptist was in the desert alone, and God was with him. Paul had two years of solitary confinement on the same desert, and that was God’s way of being with him. And the Apostle John was exiled on the lonely isle of Patmos, and God was with him. You know, today so many people—“Oh, if we can all come together and have a great prayer meeting or have a great meeting together.” My friend, have you ever tried being alone? That’s where God’s going to meet you. Not in the crowd. When you’re alone with Him, why don’t you take the Word of God and go off alone with Him? It’ll do you a lot of good.
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.