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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. Monday, April 27, 2026
Today's Passage : Today's Passage :works of the flesh Bible Verse:Galatians 5:19-21 "Now, the works of the flesh are well-known, including fornication, impurity, indecent conduct, 20 idolatry, making potions, hostilities, rivalry, jealousy, angry outbursts, selfish ambition, factionalism, dogma, 21 envy, drunkenness, carousing, and similar things, which I warn you about now just as I warned you before. Those practicing such acts will not inherit the Kingdom of God. DP Parallel Bible (3-Column) - Galatians 5 " Message:
We have looked at the first three examples of “works of the flesh” with great specificity. It might be well, at this point, to step back and examine the list taken as a whole.
It appears that they logically divide into five categories; in fact, some of the individual items are so related that they are translated into English as synonyms. The Daily Prayer Bible, working under the theory that Paul did not simply repeat himself, has tried to distinguish similar terms. This is an assumption and might not be correct; but it does have the benefit of discussing different aspects of closely related sins.
Note that although Paul calls them “works,” some of the terms are not actions, but thoughts. With Christ’s monumental and radical words, recorded by Matthew in the “Sermon on the Mount,” attitude and intention came to the forefront of our moral guide.
The first three of the terms directly concern sex: Fornication, an immoral sexual action; Impurity, an immoral sexual attitude; and indecency, an immoral sexual appearance.
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Idolatry and making potions both refer to relying on supernatural forces other than God. While the concept of idolatry can be broadened greatly, used as metaphors for putting the things of this world before God, most likely Paul meant it fairly narrowly in this letter. The great temptation of idolatry to the early churches was precisely that: worshipping statues of pagan gods. Making potions does mean something a bit broader than simply cooking up a magic broth; the Greeks used it to mean “witchcraft.”
The longest part, though, concerns pridefulness: hostilities, rivalry, jealousy, angry outbursts, selfish ambition, factionalism, dogma, and envy. Four of these describe actions and four of them describe attitudes, so we can break them down further into two categories. The first are actions which drive Christians apart: hostilities, rivalry, angry outbursts, and factionalism. The second can be seen as the attitudes that lead to division among Christians: jealousy, selfish ambition, dogma, and envy.
Finally, we have drunkenness and carousing. These are both actions, but they bespeak a similar attitude: love of pleasure. We can see from other parts of the Bible that pleasure is not a categorical evil, for we see Jesus engaging in activities we would term pleasurable: Having dinner with friends, having a cup of wine, attending a wedding, taking a nap. The point at which pleasure becomes excessive, and thus a work of the flesh that drives us away from God, might be hard to specify, so we must be doubly vigilant about it; for those who indulge in such excess will be the same ones who would set the standard low.
Meditation : Prayer : Now may the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the eternal high priest himself, the Son of God Jesus Christ, build up myself, and all Christians, in faith and truth, and in all gentleness and in all freedom from anger and forbearance and steadfastness and patient endurance and purity. Amen. |
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