# 8 2018 Dev. Gal. 6:9-10. Do Good! Read Chapter 6. The purpose of these devotionals is to draw closer to God and grow spiritually by applying His Word to our daily living. All passages are taken from the NIV.
Galatians 6: 9-10 9 “Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. 10 Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers”.
Paul has been admonishing the Galatians for their regression into the legalism of Jewish law. Now he tells us to do good. What kind of freedom is Paul talking about? True, doing good in order to earn salvation is a slavery more intense than the boundaries of Jewish law, one never knows if one have done enough. What Paul is talking about is living free in the power of the Holy Spirit, doing good out of thanksgiving and as our response to God’s salvation.
Paul starts out with the most difficult situation, the falling into sin of a fellow brother or sister. “Restore that person gently”, and know that you also may fall into sin. If churches and individuals would admit that we are all forgiven sinners and listen to Paul we would have a lot more members in churches and many more people in the family of God! Verse 7 says it all and we do well to listen: “Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows”.
We are to do good to fellow Christians but also to all others. Doing good to people fulfills the law. Love God and love others is the summary of the law, Jesus tells us. We only are able to love to the extent we have received it; the love of Jesus sets the standard for doing good to others. Works aside, what matters is being the new creation we are in Christ, according to Paul. “Peace and mercy to all who follow this rule…” Amen!
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