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Dear
Friend,
If you do not already have a habit of gathering daily manna the first thing in the morning (we can look at the example given to us in Exodus 16 and find the pattern for make it a habit. Establish your life and your schedule to allow you the necessary time to do your daily collection first thing every morning to give you the strength to make it through the day. And remember that today’s manna will not be sufficient for tomorrow; tomorrow’s manna must be collected tomorrow morning. Sunday, January 25, 2026
Today's Passage : Today's Passage :The True Sons of Abraham (Galatians #28) Bible Verse: Galatians 3:6-9 (Daily Prayer Bible) "All who rely on works of the law are under a curse. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law.” 11 Now it is clear that no one is justified before God by the law, because, “The righteous will live by faith.” 12 The law, however, is not based on faith; on the contrary, “The man who does these things will live by them.”" Message:
When Paul speaks of a “curse”, here and in Ch. 1, he uses the term to indicate God’s ongoing disfavor towards a person who is guilty in His eyes, someone who is not in conformance with a covenant of salvation. At least in the two instances we have seen so far, being “cursed” does not preclude salvation, if one changes whatever brought it about. Paul uses the concept of a “curse” to indicate a systematic course of sinful behavior that includes beliefs, where the beliefs themselves prevent forgiveness and salvation.
So we see that anyone attempting to become justified before God, by compliance with the Law of Moses, is engaged in a course of behavior that will inevitably result in God’s judgment.
The logic of Paul’s argument in this passage is not spelled out. His quote initially seems downright puzzling: “Whoever follows the law will live by the law,” and “cursed is everyone who does not confirm the words of the Law by doing them.” It sounds like he is arguing the opposite of his previous point. But by showing that one who relies upon the Law must follow it, he demonstrates that those who follow the Law will die; for nobody, except Christ, has ever followed the law perfectly. So we read this to mean that 1) To find eternal life under the covenant of Moses, one must confirm the covenant by perfect obedience to the Law, and 2) by implication, nobody can do so.
But is this actually implied, using the stringent definition? Yes, because the concept of original sin is given to us at the very beginning of the Bible, and reiterated by both Paul and John. Paul tells us, in Romans 3:23: “[A]ll have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God.” And John’s language is even stronger, for he tells us, “If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.” (1 John 1:8-10)
Meditation : Prayer : Host High, Glorious God, enlighten the darkness of my mind. Give me a right faith, a firm hope and a perfect charity, so that I may always and in all things act according to Your Holy Will. Amen. |
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