Morning Devotional January 12, 2024

 

Galatians 6:3

“For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.”

The Apostle Paul writes much about a great rift that was in most of the churches in his day. The Jews were trying to force physical circumcision on the Gentiles. The Jews had a problem understanding the meaning of the purpose of God teaching them on circumcision in the law. It was an example of spiritual circumcision of the heart. Yet, for several generations the Jewish priest had taken the Law of God and made changes to it to suit themselves. Similarly as men have done with God's Word today. By following after the Great Whore in Roman and her Harlot Daughters and the world in general, some have forsaken the truth of God's Word and are now proudly preaching what “seemth right unto a man.”

There are all kinds of new doctrines appearing on the scene. There are heretical teachings being taught by men who have been taught the truth, yet they rebel against that very truth. Often we worry and fret over these things. Especially when it is by those we have been close with in the past. But, I ask you, is this not the very things Jesus and His Apostles warned the first churches would happen in the last days? Are we not seeing that time of Apostasy the Bible warns so much about? Did not Paul tell the church at Thessalonica “Comfort one another with these words”? What words was he speaking of? I Thessalonians 4:16-17 “15 For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. 16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: 17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.”

The key here is this; do not let the false preaching and teaching get you down. Do not let these things come between you and your worship of the Lord. Do not let them affect your witness for Christ. Stand fast in the truth and flee the false teachings out there and follow Christ.

Praise ye the Lord!!!