Galatians 5:13-14
You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be
free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve
one another humbly in love. For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping
this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
America’s view of freedom seems to have gotten
out of control. We often hear comments
about having freedom of speech and freedom to do whatever we want. The time in which Paul wrote Galatians seems
to not be all that different than how the world is becoming now. He gave them, and us, a warning. While we are called to be free, that does not
mean we should misuse our freedom. We
are warned not to use our freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one
another humbly in love.
So what does this look like for you? It might mean that instead of going and
buying yourself something, that when you see a person in need, you help them
out. Maybe it’s that single mom next
door that is struggling to give her kids the best she can while trying to work
two jobs to pay the bills. Maybe you can
show her love by mowing her lawn or helping with the kids. Maybe even dropping a gift card to the local
grocery store in her mailbox.
This week I want to challenge you to serve one
another humbly in love. Since I know
that sometimes people can struggle with ideas on how to do this, I want to
invite anyone who reads this to leave a comment on a way that you have been
served humbly in love by someone else.
Read through the comments and see if something that you see gives you an
idea for how you can serve someone else.
Let’s spread the Love of Christ this week to those we come in contact
with.
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