S-"So Christ has really set us free. Now make sure that you stay free, and don't get tied up again in slavery to the law." Galatians 5:1
A-God's gift of freedom
L-Living by the Spirit
"But we who live by the Spirit eagerly wait to receive everything promised to us who are right with God through faith. Galatians 5:5
What is Paul referring to in this passage?
Romans 8:23-25 answer this question.
"And even we Christians, although we have the Holy Spirit within us as a foretaste of future glory, also groan to be released from pain and suffering. We, too, wait anxiously for that day when God will give us our full rights as his children, including the new bodies he has promised us. Now that we are saved, we eagerly look forward to this freedom. For if you already have something, you don't need to hope for it. But if we look forward to something we don't have yet, we must wait patiently and confidently."
The key to all of this, faith and the work of the Holy Spirit within us.
Without faith in Christ, we have nothing to look forward to that will be everlasting.
Anything outside of Christ will only last for a little while and then pass away. It's temporary.
But for us, who are living by the Spirit, through faith have so much to look forward to that will last forever.
Let's make sure others know about Christ and what they have to look forward to.
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