daily prayer

     Good morning!  How are we faithing? Did you know that the letter to the Galatians written by the apostle Paul was the first recognized writings after Jesus' death and resurrection?  Those early followers of Jesus had only old testament scriptures, the Torah, for study.  The eye witness accounts, words of Jesus, miracles of Jesus, teachings of Jesus were spread the first few years by mouth. There are many reasons why and one is that the first followers thought Jesus' return was going to happen in their lifetime and that writing down wasn't necessary because, "who would read them?" Most were illiterate as we know literacy and traditionally in Jewish culture the Torah was memorized and passed down verbally.  This new way of sharing the Gospel obviously was for the Gentiles because they did not have that reading of the Torah or any knowledge perhaps of  God prior to Jesus. Because of translation from ordinary Greek, Hebrew and Aramaic we now can study and learn in a manner that revelation is constant. Read Galatians with all this in mind remembering this letter was received and read to a group of "The Way". Man, could you imagine how some sects could get a little off kilter without any writings? Paul recognized this I am sure thus addressed his brothers and sisters in the Lord. Cool man...



Gal 2:20-21
  I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I that live, but Christ living in me: and that life which I now live in the flesh I live in faith, the faith which is in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself up for me.   I do not make void the grace of God: for if righteousness is through the law, then Christ died for nought.


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Heavenly Father,
   Bring your Word to life in us. Help us burn for your Word. Let us devour your Word. Lord, we ask blessing and honor in what we do and keep us focused on what we ought to be focused on. Lord, we lift those hurting up to you. Comfort, teach and  make your path known. in Jesus name, amen