Pauls greeting. I wonder what it was like to have such a sense of purpose and calling as Paul did. His greeting makes it clear that he knows that he is called by Christ. I mean I guess if I had the experience he did with being blinded by a light etc. and all that I would be confident in my calling too. I’m not saying I don’t know I have a calling I am just remembering how in the beginning of my walk with Christ I struggled with it and it even now my confidence to be bold doesn’t look anything like Paul’s greeting. Paul seems to know he is God’s tool and he wields it boldly.
Paul is astonished. Paul sees that the Galatians are being misled by a false gospel and is frustrated with this. I think of my kids and how frustrated I get when they don’t do the things they know they supposed to do. I am amazed by the logic or lack of logic they use when they explain why they didn’t do what they were supposed to do. I look at my own heart and think about how often I lose sight of the gospel. Usually it is more simple than I lost sight of the gospel and more I am selfish and don’t want to see the gospel. In 1-10 it doesn’t give the details so I am not sure what their motives were but Paul does point out that the folks misleading the church are accursed. Seek God’s approval not man’s, easier said than done. I don’t really think of peer pressure but acceptance of others around me even believer friends, especially believer friends. I’m still not “real” with everyone and a concerned with how people perceive me. I’m even more concerned with how my wife sees me than how God sees me. I’m just being honest. I struggle and stress to not fail so the world doesn’t know how big a failure I am. I’m sure Paul would be astonished. God isn’t astonished but I know He desires my heart. Well that’s Galatians 1:1-10.
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