Daily Manna 14 December
KEY VERSE:
Galatians 4:9 – “But now, after that ye have known God, or rather are known of God, how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly elements, whereunto ye desire again to be in bondage?”
TEXT: Galatians 4:1-11
1. Now I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all;
2. But is under tutors and governors until the time appointed of the father.
3. Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world;
4. But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,
5. To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.
6. And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.
7. Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.
8. Howbeit then, when ye knew not God, ye did service unto them which by nature are no gods.
9. But now, after that ye have known God, or rather are known of God, how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly elements, whereunto ye desire again to be in bondage?
10. Ye observe days, and months, and times, and years.
11. I am afraid of you, lest I have bestowed upon you labour in vain.
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Robert Robinson was a wild young man who came to repentance after listening to George Whitefield’s sermon. He later became a pastor and composed a couple of hymns, particularly the famous, “Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing”, which was written in 1757. Later in life, Robinson wandered from the Lord and apparently felt he could not return; but years later, he was riding in a stage-couch with a young woman who did not know who he was but quoted the hymn “Come Thou Fount,” to him. He replied, “Madam, I am the poor unhappy man who wrote that hymn many years ago and I would give a thousand worlds, if I had them, to enjoy the feelings I had then”. It is said that she responded by telling him “Sir, the streams of mercy are still flowing”.
From the text, Paul the apostle warned the Galatian believers of the folly of turning back to the superstitions and sinful traditions and beliefs of their society. He reminded them of the benefits of the new birth and the privileges it confers. They stood the danger of losing everything should they wilfully return to the observance of days, months, times and years of the heathen life.
The devil uses the tools of persecution and persuasion to bring back the unsuspecting believer into his old life; especially those who just came into the faith. The traditionalists and the nominal Christians are the preferred tools used by the devil to pull down the true believers. They tell them to relax their Christian convictions and add some unnecessary and unbiblical traditions and superstitions to their faith. Sooner or later, believers who fall victim to their whims and caprices return to worldly and pagan ceremonies, lust of the flesh and worldliness.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Don’t go back to your own vomit again.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Micah 5-7
Thank you for studying today’s Daily Manna – No Turning Back – by Pastor Enoch A.
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Daily Manna 14 December 2021
