“For whom the Lord loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.” Now, God never whips the devil’s children, but He sure does spank His own. That’s good evidence that you belong to Him. You remember in the book of Job we saw this. “Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth.” And by the way, this is not punishing. We talk today a great deal about punishing criminals, and that’s the word. Don’t you punish your child, correct him. Punish the criminal. My friend, we’ve got it mixed up today. You punish criminals; you correct your children. How different it is. This is discipline, and this is what God uses for His own today.
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.