Galatians 4:8–9

Memory Verse

But then, indeed, when you did not intuitively know God, you served those who by nature are not gods. But now experientially knowing God, indeed rather being known by God, how do you turn back again upon the basis of the weak and poor elements, to which again you desire to be above you to serve? Galatians 4:8–9.

Before God’s true nature was even known to us in our thinking, we served those who are by nature not gods. Whether we bowed down to sticks and stones or by walking according to the course of this age, we served these things (Ephesians 2:1–3).

Now that we are known by God, our lives should reflect this knowledge. We should stop seeking righteousness through self-imposed religions (Colossians 2:23). Christians are not righteous in their actions by observing days or neglecting the body (Colossians 2:12–22).

We are to live out from faith (Romans 1:17). This way of life does not come from obedience to law (Galatians 3:12). It is about taking God at His word. Because believers are counted as having died and risen with Christ, they live in newness of life (Romans 6:4–5).

Instead of setting aside special days or abstaining from things to outwardly display that we are Christians, let us act as mature sons. Mature sons rest every day in the righteousness they possess in Christ. With this type of mindset, we can seek out and fulfill the desirous will of God, so that we are well-pleasing in all we do (Romans 12:2).