Day 29 ~ II Corinthians 10 - Galatians 4

2 Corinthians 10:23 Are they ministers in Christ?—I speak as a fool—I am more: in labors more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequently, in deaths often.
Paul, an Apostle of Jesus Christ, suffered more than any other Apostle and more than any of us could ever stand. He was beaten, stoned, whipped and even ship wrecked three times for his love and faith of our Lord. Although we still hear of Christian persecution in the world, in America we do not know of such things. Yes, we have our problems, but nothing like Paul went through. We have people or groups that are trying to take away our beliefs like prayer in school, and prayer before special events, and calling Christmas winter holiday. These are things we can overcome if we just stand up for what we believe.
In Galatians, Paul speaks about our faith and the Law of Moses. The law was not given to justify mankind but because of the transgressions of mankind until Jesus would come. We are saved by grace through faith, not by works. No amount of works will get us into heaven. It is by confessing our sins and believing that Jesus died for our sins that save us. I believe that good works happen because of this. For if you believe that Jesus is Lord, how could you do anything but good works? May God bless you in all you do.

Mike Dickmann