We are prone to wander from the Truth. Habits are hard to break. We grew up thinking that if we just tried harder, we’d make it to God. Or, that it doesn’t really matter and God accepts us just as the slobs we are. Isn’t He gracious or something?

Yes, God is full of grace! And He purchased the rights to bring us back to Himself through the payment of His Son. Christ came and did the Law perfectly, loved God and loved people all the way, and now we are free to love God and others. Our chains are gone!

God now — because of Jesus – treats us always, at every moment, on the basis of grace. We haven’t earned it and we never well. So we must swim in the deep-end of God’s grace and learn to relate to Him how we sees us.

We must stand firm, because we are prone to wander. Every day we must preach the Gospel to ourselves. Here’s a reminder of what we must fill up our brains. Let’s read Galatians 5:1:

“It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.”

• Paul tells us we used to be slaves. Why would we ever want to go back?
• Think on this: How does it make you feel to know you’re free?