September 11 Deliverance Galatians 1:3-4
Good morning from Pastor Glen Brock, Baptist Tabernacle Church, Wendell, North Carolina… “Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, who gave himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,” (Galatians 1:3-4)
Life in the 21st Century is busy! No one can deny that we are, as a society, so much busier than we were just a couple of decades ago. There is so much going on that there doesn’t seem to be enough time to get to it all. The world and all of its distractions and activities, have a tendency to take us away from being the true Christian that we should be! If we aren’t careful, we will allow the “World’s Standards and expectations” to dictate our behaviors and attitudes. So, the question is, how do we “separate” lives while living in this EVIL and DEPRAVED world? Fellow believers, we have some precious promised truths in today’s scripture passage. The vert first truth is that Jesus is our answer to the question of how we navigate through this evil world! He has provided His forgiveness of our sins and He has set us free to serve Him. Secondly, and very close to the first, He has provided deliverance from the bondage of this world’s temptations and has provided instructions to follow to make it through this age, while walking in obedience and achieving VICTORY over this world! The third truth is profound! Through the shed blood of Jesus and the Love of God, for us, He has, indeed, brought deliverance from sin and He has provided guidance and leadership in the ability to lead righteous and godly lives, regardless of the world’s negative and destructive influences. It is God’s will for us to live holy and righteous lives and He has provided the necessary tools to do just that! We are His workmanship and we are His hands and feet in this world and we are to be about the FATHER’S BUSINESS! It is our responsibility to be what God has ordained! It is our decision to be a strong and effective servant for Christ! It is our duty, our calling, our hope, to be the best witness for Christ that we can be. Regardless of the negative and depraved influences of Satan and this world, we are to claim HIS promises and LIVE HOLY LIVES, with the firm assurance that He has brought to us… HIS GRACE AND HIS COMFORTING PEACE! What God does with you, is up to you! It always has been, it always will be! Stay in God’s Word, Stay on your knees in Prayer and continue to share Jesus, in word and in actions! Stay Strong, Stay Focused…THE BEST IS YET TO BE!