"Gave Himself"

Galatians 1:3-4 

Grace to you and peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ, 4 who gave Himself for our sins, that He might deliver us from this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father, 5 to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.

Paul had a heart that rejoiced in every circumstance he was in, and in every circumstance he would face. This letter to the Galatians was a letter that Paul wrote to the church of Galatia questioning why they got caught up in the lies of Judaism after he spent so much time with them; explaining the scriptures, explaining the gospel which Christ revealed to him. His heart was broke and he was confused as to why they would go back to a system that didn’t work. Why they would go back to a system that doesn’t bring Christ glory.

We are no different, all too often we go back to something that doesn’t work, and we go back to something that doesn’t produce peace. We justify in our minds that we are all good and God understands. We cannot afford to believe the lies of the enemy; we must look to God if we are His. The Holy Spirit says to us today in this verse which is the most beautiful part of this letter here in verse four of chapter 1 which shows the heart of our Savior.

“Who gave Himself for our sins”…..

Think about that, “gave Himself” the Lord of all creation became the sacrifice that would set us free from the bondage of sin. As a church we need to be careful not to get caught up in the schemes of the enemy but run to Christ and look at what He says in His Word, that’s what gives us life, that’s what gives us hope.

Christ gave Himself to you to deliver you from this evil age.