Morning Devotional July 13, 2017

Galatians 1:6-12

“6 I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel:
7 Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ.
8 But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.
9 As we said before, so say I now again, if any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed.
10 For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.
11 But I certify you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached of me is not after man.
12 For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ.”



In the Lord's churches today we are seeing the very things Paul warned of so many times in his letters to the churches in his day. So many today want to follow the world's example of religion instead of simply following the commandments and examples of Christ. It is nothing short of a total denial and rebellion of the Deity and Sovereignty of the very Head of the churches.
Many if not most of our Lord's churches are lukewarm at best. A result of the people having itching ears for the pretty and sweet words of a false gospel and false doctrine.
Some may ask “what gives you the right to make these claims?” I say look to God's Word! Look at the things Paul and the other writers warned of. Read what they described as false prophets and false teachers and false doctrine. Are we not seeing it in the churches today? Even when a church has a godly pastor. Many of the members totally ignore his teaching of truth and fall back into the lust of world as soon as the service is over. Others are making plans for these things in their mind while the man of God is preaching against the very things they have a desire to do. What a shame we have become to our Heavenly Father!!! O how we deserve to be struck down with afflictions and torments for our rebellious nature!!!
Yet the Bride-Groom loves His bride. He loves her enough to correct her, to model her, and to shape her into the most holy and most righteous bride the world has ever seen. He prepares her for Himself!!!
O what a Savior!!! O what a loving God we serve!!! When we deserve death and hell and the grave, He forgives us and loves us unconditionally!!!



Praise ye the Lord!!!