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2:1 Then after fourteen years I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, taking Titus along with me. 2 I went up because of a revelation and set before them (though privately before those who seemed influential) the gospel that I proclaim among the Gentiles, in order to make sure I was not running or had not run in vain. 3 But even Titus, who was with me, was not forced to be circumcised, though he was a Greek. 4 Yet because of false brothers secretly brought in—who slipped in to spy out our freedom that we have in Christ Jesus, so that they might bring us into slavery—5 to them we did not yield in submission even for a moment, so that the truth of the gospel might be preserved for you. 6 And from those who seemed to be influential (what they were makes no difference to me; God shows no partiality)—those, I say, who seemed influential added nothing to me. 7 On the contrary, when they saw that I had been entrusted with the gospel to the uncircumcised, just as Peter had been entrusted with the gospel to the circumcised 8 (for he who worked through Peter for his apostolic ministry to the circumcised worked also through me for mine to the Gentiles), 9 and when James and Cephas and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given to me, they gave the right hand of fellowship to Barnabas and me, that we should go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised. 10 Only, they asked us to remember the poor, the very thing I was eager to do.
11 But when Cephas came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he stood condemned. 12 For before certain men came from James, he was eating with the Gentiles; but when they came he drew back and separated himself, fearing the circumcision party.1 13 And the rest of the Jews acted hypocritically along with him, so that even Barnabas was led astray by their hypocrisy. 14 But when I saw that their conduct was not in step with the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas before them all, “If you, though a Jew, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how can you force the Gentiles to live like Jews?”
15 We ourselves are Jews by birth and not Gentile sinners; 16 yet we know that a person is not justified2 by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, so we also have believed in Christ Jesus, in order to be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified.
17 But if, in our endeavor to be justified in Christ, we too were found to be sinners, is Christ then a servant of sin? Certainly not! 18 For if I rebuild what I tore down, I prove myself to be a transgressor. 19 For through the law I died to the law, so that I might live to God. 20 I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. 21 I do not nullify the grace of God, for if righteousness3 were through the law, then Christ died for no purpose.
[1] 2:12
[2] 2:16
[3] 2:21
(ESV)
"Know that a man is not justified by observing the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ." (vs. 16a)
"I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be gained through the law, Christ died for nothing!" (vs. 21)
Recently I've been teaching my 5 year old daughter Brooke how to throw a football. Where the hand goes on the ball, how your feet should be positioned... etc.
Brooke is a quick learner (she gets this from her mother). While during games of catch she at times throws a tight spiral, many of her throws have a certain wibble-wabble to them.
From my eyes however... each throw is perfect.
In addition to throwing a football, we like to play catch with a Frisbee. Luke, my 2 year old son, likes to throw (read launch) the Frisbee. Grabbing the Frisbee with his fist, he gets an excited, crazed gleam in his eye. Then with his feet shoulder width apart, and knees bent (looking like he is in a Western movie, and about to draw a pistol), Luke winds up and let's loose.
Every time the Frisbee, rather than going forward, it takes a hard turn and hits the house, or the bushes or whatever is to Luke's immediate left. Over-rotating his turn before release, and throwing across his body, I have yet to catch one of Luke's throws.
From my eyes however... each throw is perfect.
I love today's chapter from Galatians.
As we think about our everyday actions, thoughts and words... there is "a wibble-wabble to our walk". What we want to do as Christ-followers ends up falling short of perfection. While we want to walk forward in God's will... at times we end up "taking a hard right hand turn", never completely getting things right.
From our Heavenly Father's eyes however, we are pleasing in His sight.
Our faith in Jesus makes our approval rating a perfect 10.
Our actions, however lack-luster, are not the standard God uses to evaluate our lives. As Paul says, "if righteousness could be gained through the law, Christ died for nothing!"
Through your faith and trust in Jesus as your Savior, God smiles when he looks at your life. Why the smile? We are His dearly loved children because of what Christ has done for us.
Enjoy being loved by God today!
He looks forward to sharing every moment with you.
6 For thus says the LORD of hosts:
“Cut down her trees;
cast up a siege mound against Jerusalem.
This is the city that must be punished;
there is nothing but oppression within her.
7 As a well keeps its water fresh,
so she keeps fresh her evil;
violence and destruction are heard within her;
sickness and wounds are ever before me.
8 Be warned, O Jerusalem,
lest I turn from you in disgust,
lest I make you a desolation,
an uninhabited land.”
9 Thus says the LORD of hosts:
“They shall glean thoroughly as a vine
the remnant of Israel;
like a grape gatherer pass your hand again
over its branches.”
10 To whom shall I speak and give warning,
that they may hear?
Behold, their ears are uncircumcised,
they cannot listen;
behold, the word of the LORD is to them an object of scorn;
they take no pleasure in it.
11 Therefore I am full of the wrath of the LORD;
I am weary of holding it in.
“Pour it out upon the children in the street,
and upon the gatherings of young men, also;
both husband and wife shall be taken,
the elderly and the very aged.
12 Their houses shall be turned over to others,
their fields and wives together,
for I will stretch out my hand
against the inhabitants of the land,”
declares the LORD.
13 “For from the least to the greatest of them,
everyone is greedy for unjust gain;
and from prophet to priest,
everyone deals falsely.
14 They have healed the wound of my people lightly,
saying, ‘Peace, peace,’
when there is no peace.
15 Were they ashamed when they committed abomination?
No, they were not at all ashamed;
they did not know how to blush.
Therefore they shall fall among those who fall;
at the time that I punish them, they shall be overthrown,”
says the LORD.
16 Thus says the LORD:
“Stand by the roads, and look,
and ask for the ancient paths,
where the good way is; and walk in it,
and find rest for your souls.
But they said, ‘We will not walk in it.’
17 I set watchmen over you, saying,
‘Pay attention to the sound of the trumpet!’
But they said, ‘We will not pay attention.’
18 Therefore hear, O nations,
and know, O congregation, what will happen to them.
19 Hear, O earth; behold, I am bringing disaster upon this people,
the fruit of their devices,
because they have not paid attention to my words;
and as for my law, they have rejected it.
20 What use to me is frankincense that comes from Sheba,
or sweet cane from a distant land?
Your burnt offerings are not acceptable,
nor your sacrifices pleasing to me.
21 Therefore thus says the LORD:
‘Behold, I will lay before this people
stumbling blocks against which they shall stumble;
fathers and sons together,
neighbor and friend shall perish.’”
22 Thus says the LORD:
“Behold, a people is coming from the north country,
a great nation is stirring from the farthest parts of the earth.
23 They lay hold on bow and javelin;
they are cruel and have no mercy;
the sound of them is like the roaring sea;
they ride on horses,
set in array as a man for battle,
against you, O daughter of Zion!”
24 We have heard the report of it;
our hands fall helpless;
anguish has taken hold of us,
pain as of a woman in labor.
25 Go not out into the field,
nor walk on the road,
for the enemy has a sword;
terror is on every side.
26 O daughter of my people, put on sackcloth,
and roll in ashes;
make mourning as for an only son,
most bitter lamentation,
for suddenly the destroyer
will come upon us.
27 “I have made you a tester of metals among my people,
that you may know and test their ways.
28 They are all stubbornly rebellious,
going about with slanders;
they are bronze and iron;
all of them act corruptly.
29 The bellows blow fiercely;
the lead is consumed by the fire;
in vain the refining goes on,
for the wicked are not removed.
30 Rejected silver they are called,
for the LORD has rejected them.”
(ESV)
The repeated warnings from Jeremiah seem wearisome and repetitive to us, but they are here because of God's patience and goodness, and because of the stubbornness of God's people who continually spurned His call to repentance. God's desire is for His people to turn from their sin and idolatry and return to Him. He reiterates His indictment of them over and over again in the hope that at least a remnant will return. Thus, Jeremiah warns of a coming siege because "This is the city that must be punished." God's accusation is that just as a well continually fills up with fresh water, so Jerusalem is continually refreshing her wickedness. As a result, they despise God's Word. Sadly, "the word of the Lord is to them an object of scorn; they take no pleasure in it." Jeremiah's accusation extends even to the prophets and priests. He decries the fact that they dress the wounds of God's people lightly, and cry "Peace, peace, when there is no peace." God urges His people to seek the ancient paths, the good way that will bring rest for their souls, however, they said, "We will not walk in it." Again, Jeremiah condemns their incense and burnt offerings as worthless because of their impenitence. God again warns that the people coming from the north to bring destruction "are cruel and have no mercy." He has sought to refine His people by the trials they have already endured, longing for them to repent in sackcloth and ashes, but the refining has been useless. "Rejected silver they are called, for the LORD has rejected them." What verdict could be worse? It is like the warning Jesus gave in Matthew 5:13. "You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men." Impenitence makes the people of God like rejected silver or unsalty salt. May God's Spirit keep us from unrepentance!
60:1 O God, you have rejected us, broken our defenses;
you have been angry; oh, restore us.
2 You have made the land to quake; you have torn it open;
repair its breaches, for it totters.
3 You have made your people see hard things;
you have given us wine to drink that made us stagger.
4 You have set up a banner for those who fear you,
that they may flee to it from the bow.2 Selah
5 That your beloved ones may be delivered,
give salvation by your right hand and answer us!
6 God has spoken in his holiness:3
“With exultation I will divide up Shechem
and portion out the Vale of Succoth.
7 Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine;
Ephraim is my helmet;
Judah is my scepter.
8 Moab is my washbasin;
upon Edom I cast my shoe;
over Philistia I shout in triumph.”4
9 Who will bring me to the fortified city?
Who will lead me to Edom?
10 Have you not rejected us, O God?
You do not go forth, O God, with our armies.
11 Oh, grant us help against the foe,
for vain is the salvation of man!
12 With God we shall do valiantly;
it is he who will tread down our foes.
[1] 60:1
[2] 60:4
[3] 60:6
[4] 60:8
(ESV)