Now he says, “Meditate upon these things.” May I say, that means to be diligent in study. There is no excuse for a minister not to study the Word of God. And there’s no excuse for any Christian not to study the Word of God. That is important. Study! “Meditate upon these things … give thyself wholly to them, that thy profiting may appear to all.” You can’t open the Bible at night when you’ve got one eye closed already and both feet are already in bed, or in the morning, before you’re half awake. My friend, you couldn’t study geometry like that or any science. And the Word of God is worthy of all that you and I can give it.
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.