July 4, 2024

Galatians 4:1-7 (HCSB)
1 Now I say that as long as the heir is a child, he differs in no way from a slave, though he is the owner of everything. 2 Instead, he is under guardians and stewards until the time set by his father. 3 In the same way we also, when we were children, were in slavery under the elemental forces of the world. 4 When the time came to completion, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under the law, 5 to redeem those under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. 6 And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba, Father!” 7 So you are no longer a slave but a son, and if a son, then an heir through God.

Sherry Dorris
These verses explain that we are no longer slaves to the law. We are God’s children. God sent His one and only Son into the world when the time was right. Jesus was born a Jew under the authority of God’s law which makes us free from the authority of the law. Before this time, we were slaves. Because we are God’s children, God sent His Son’s spirit to live inside us. His Spirit causes us to call God, Father. How sweet to call God our Father! Because of this, we will receive all the good things God has promised to those that believe in Him. He truly is a good, good Father!