01/26/2024: Galatians 4:17 – Following Jesus may lead to your being cancelled.

Thought for today – Following Jesus may lead to your being cancelled.

This verse is so current that Paul could have written it this morning.  The “cancel culture” has been a tool of the Enemy since the early days of the church.  The legalists in the Galatian churches were shutting out those who did not follow and support their false doctrine in an effort to make the “outsiders” feel alone and willing to submit to their rules in order to be part of the group.  This same strategy is a classic weapon of the self-righteous in every generation, so we must be wary of anyone in the culture or in the church who would try to make us feel odd, different, or left out because we reject their ideas and are following Jesus in the power and freedom of the Spirit.

That’s what the Bible says!