We’re trying today to produce joy in the church by external means. You know we have a program that we tell folks, “Come—you’ll enjoy it.” But that actually is not joy. Because joy does not depend on outward circumstances. It depends upon the inward condition of the individual. What’s your attitude toward life? If you are complaining and whining today about your lot in life, why certainly, you’re not going to have joy in your life. When you and I get to the place where we find ourselves in the center of the will of God and, regardless of where it is, we know we’re in God’s will, then there’ll be joy in our lives.
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.