On the Monday of the week Jesus was going to be crucified, He entered the temple and cleansed it. Why did he do this?  In this episode, I talk about the significance of this event and what it means for us today. 

I’ve never been in a vineyard and heard the branches struggling or striving, have you? Jesus is the vine and we are the branches (John 15). We don’t produce the fruit, we just bear it. It’s the fruit of the Spirit, not the fruit of our striving (Gal. 5). Take a breath. The pressure if off of you. Our growth is from God alone (Col. 2:19; 1 Cor. 3:7).

Psalm 18:19  says, “He rescued me, because He delighted in me" and Zephaniah 3:17 says, "He takes great delight in you." God delights in you!

Galatians 5 reveals to us that we desire what the Spirit of God desires. Paul shows us what it means to walk by the Spirit. It's not as difficult as you might think!

Galatians 3 tells us that Jesus was cursed in order to redeem us from the curse. We are not under any "generational curse". We are not cursed. We have the promise and blessing of God's Spirit in us. 

When you sin, you don’t have to go back to God and “get right”. You’ve been made right once and for all. There’s nothing you can do to undo what Christ has done for you! (Romans 5:1)

God teaches us and guides us without punishing us for our sins. Unlike the world, we are always under God’s discipline. God’s discipline is His constant teaching, guidance, and instruction for us. God’s Discipline is Not Punishment. 

We don't live godly in order to get accepted or blessed or loved by God. We live godly because we are godly. We live godly because that's what we now want. God's love and grace inspires, motivates, teaches, and compels us to love and live out of who we are. 

We’re not sinful by nature. Our new spirit is not a sinful one. Instead, scripture says we are “partakers of the divine nature” (1 Pet. 1:4). We’re not sinful, we’re saints. Our old self is dead, buried, and gone. We are new! 

We are seated with Christ. This is how we start the christian life. And from that, we learn to walk out of all that God has already done. And then when life comes at us, we are taught to stand in the truth of who God is and who He has made us. (Eph. 2:6; 5:2; 6:11)