Passage of the Day:
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. 2 Mark my words! I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will be of no value to you at all. 3 Again I declare to every man who lets himself be circumcised that he is obligated to obey the whole law. 4 You who are trying to be justified by the law have been alienated from Christ; you have fallen away from grace. 5 For through the Spirit we eagerly await by faith the righteousness for which we hope. 6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love. 7 You were running a good race. Who cut in on you to keep you from obeying the truth? 8 That kind of persuasion does not come from the one who calls you, Galatians 5:1-8.
Reflection:
A conscience is an inner feeling or voice viewed as acting as a guide to the rightness or wrongness of one’s behavior. When a human soul begins to work with the Holy Spirit as the apostle Paul describes in Galatians 5:25, the conscience is awakened daily. This new heightened awareness uses conviction and guilt when actions or behaviors deviate from what God desires. Paul’s letter to the Church at Galatia was to alert this congregation to the teaching of Judaizers who were adding requirements to salvation, going against the words of Moses in Deuteronomy 4:2.
Prayerful Actions:
So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh, Galatians 5:16.
Refreshing Your Soul:
A Christian’s conscience is at peace as long as spiritual fruits remain a daily goal. However, if personal standards are altered by cutting corners and lowering standards, souls receive a jolt. While this isn’t shock therapy, sinning will send warning sensations to your soul to stop what you’re doing. Confession, repentance and acts of contrition is the spiritual game plan to get struggling Christians back on track where the soul and spirit work together again.
Song of the Day:
The lyrics to the Paradigm call Christians to activate their faith. Anyone who starts to keep in step with the Holy Spirit is a living example of the soul and spirit working together.
by Jay Mankus
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