Galatians 4: Know God

In Galatians 4 Paul is frustrated with the Galatians falling back into their old way of life. What is it about the old way that pulled the Galatians back to past practices? We read in Proverbs 26:11 “As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his foolishness.” The past had a gravitational pull on the Galatians that moved them away from Abba and back to their past ways. I suspect that they simply returned to what they knew. They returned to their traditions and rituals.

What is it that we know from our old lives that has a gravitational pull on us? Some of us may come from a very legalistic background that causes us to be judgmental. Some may face daily battles with addictions. Others may have trust and relational struggles due to broken relationships. These issues we know as a result of a fallen world have a gravitational pull on us.
I believe the main fix to this battle is to know God. Know God better than our past practices.

Find out who God is and know that he is everlasting, unchanging and more powerful than any gravitational pull from our old lives. Even from today’s reading we know that God is Abba or Father. We know he loves us enough to send his only Son and we are his heirs. Secondly, live in community, share your struggles and celebrate your wins with trusted brothers and sisters in Christ. James 5:16 says “Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces
wonderful results.”

Posted by Jim