“We are thine: thou never barest rule over them; they were not called by thy name. They now surrender completely to God.” And I think this should be the attitude of the Christian today. What a picture this should be for us—complete yielding to God. Friends, most of us are afraid to do it. We’re afraid He’ll be hard on us. But He wants to be gentle with us and will be if we give Him a chance—but remember, He is the God of judgment. He is the One that’s coming, treading the winepress of the fierceness of His wrath on this earth someday. I’m not trying to frighten you. God’s not trying to frighten you. He’s just telling you the truth, that’s all.
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.