Galatians 6:16 New International Version (NIV)
16 Peace and mercy to all who follow this rule—to the
Israel of God.
Paul ends his breathtaking letter to Galatians with this
incredible reminder: both Jews and Gentiles who are justified by faith in Jesus
Christ are God's people, his Israel. Like Abraham who left on a long journey
trusting in God's promise, so also all who are spiritual Israel follow God's
lead and cling to God's promise through faith in Jesus Christ. Like those who
were delivered in the Exodus by the power of God and with the sprinkled blood
of the Passover lamb, God's people today have been blood-bought and delivered
from their bondage to sin and death. Here there is neither Jew nor Gentile,
slave nor free, male nor female, because in Israel, we are God's people and the
recipients of his mercy and his peace.
Thought for today:
Do I consider the cost of delivery, meaning what am I willing to sacrifice in
order to become better?
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