Sunday's sermon on Galatians 6 describes HOW to live the life of amazing grace; while Chp 5 defined WHAT it is. As a summary of the series so far, in Christ, we have freedom: 1) from condemnation, guilt, and shame; 2) from fear of death; 3) to become all God designed us to be; and 4) to live in the power of the Holy Spirit. And the deceptions that rob us of that freedom are legalism (perfection is unattainable and it denies the sufficiency of Christ's atonement) and license (it denies the seriousness of sin and offends the grace of God).
Chp 6 emphasizes the principle that "there is a direct spiritual correlation between what a person plants in this life and what is harvested in this life an in eternity". We do reap what we sow; and a tree is recognized by its fruit. Seeds of the flesh will rob us of inner peace and fill us with feelings of guilt and condemnation and ultimately pollutes the mind and heart; whereas seeds of the Spirit bring joy and ultimate eternal life. And, we must not miss any windows of opportunity (vs 10) to do good in order to reap a harvest.
This is an encouragement to continue to persevere and keep serving in the areas of meaningful ministry. It is also an affirmation of following through with being a witness, like getting together with a friend yesterday despite the hectic schedule and concerns. It actually turned out to be a nice time and all worked out well.
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