DAY 330 Read Galatians 4 through 6.
Today's reading: Precious gems of truth sparkle all through Paul's argument in defense of righteousness by faith. Our memory gem picks out one of them.
Memory gem: "Because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father" (Galatians 4:6).
Thought for today:
This Spirit, which is the Holy Spirit, is the Comforter whom Jesus promised. We know that the witness of this Spirit, this Comforter, who is to comfort and confirm us in the faith, is true; for He is called "the Spirit of truth" (John 14:17).
But how does the Holy Spirit bear witness? The answer is, by bringing to our remembrance the Word which has been recorded, the Word which He inspired holy men to write. When this Word is brought to our remembrance, it is as if the Holy Spirit were speaking directly to us in an audible voice. So we can by faith accept the fact that we are the children of God. Then we can cry, "Father, Father," as the apostle says.
What a glorious truth then breaks upon our soul! We realize that we are truly the children of God. He is our Father. We are not alone in this world. We are not alone in this universe. We are not alone at any hour of the day or night. We now know that we have the witness in ourselves. It is not merely an impression, an emotion that may pass away, but the actual word and promise of God Himself. God does not ask us to base our faith upon any thing unsubstantial as an impression or an emotion. He gives us something more reliable than that. Anyone who trusts in the feelings of his own heart is a fool, for the Scripture says so (see Proverbs 28:26). The witness that we are to trust is the unchangeable, unfailing, eternal Word of God. And we may have this witness through the Spirit in our own hearts. Then we can say, "Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift" (2 Corinthians 9:15).
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Difficult or obscure words:
Galatians 4:6. "Abba, Father"--two words meaning "father," the first Aramaic (the common speech of Palestine) and the second Greek (see also Mark 14:36 and Romans 8:15).
Today's reading: Precious gems of truth sparkle all through Paul's argument in defense of righteousness by faith. Our memory gem picks out one of them.
Memory gem: "Because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father" (Galatians 4:6).
Thought for today:
This Spirit, which is the Holy Spirit, is the Comforter whom Jesus promised. We know that the witness of this Spirit, this Comforter, who is to comfort and confirm us in the faith, is true; for He is called "the Spirit of truth" (John 14:17).
But how does the Holy Spirit bear witness? The answer is, by bringing to our remembrance the Word which has been recorded, the Word which He inspired holy men to write. When this Word is brought to our remembrance, it is as if the Holy Spirit were speaking directly to us in an audible voice. So we can by faith accept the fact that we are the children of God. Then we can cry, "Father, Father," as the apostle says.
What a glorious truth then breaks upon our soul! We realize that we are truly the children of God. He is our Father. We are not alone in this world. We are not alone in this universe. We are not alone at any hour of the day or night. We now know that we have the witness in ourselves. It is not merely an impression, an emotion that may pass away, but the actual word and promise of God Himself. God does not ask us to base our faith upon any thing unsubstantial as an impression or an emotion. He gives us something more reliable than that. Anyone who trusts in the feelings of his own heart is a fool, for the Scripture says so (see Proverbs 28:26). The witness that we are to trust is the unchangeable, unfailing, eternal Word of God. And we may have this witness through the Spirit in our own hearts. Then we can say, "Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift" (2 Corinthians 9:15).
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Difficult or obscure words:
Galatians 4:6. "Abba, Father"--two words meaning "father," the first Aramaic (the common speech of Palestine) and the second Greek (see also Mark 14:36 and Romans 8:15).
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