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Glenn G Poole II
Sep 24, 2010, 11:54:44 AM9/24/10
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"Paul, an apostle (not from men
nor through man, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father who
raised Him from the dead." - Galatians 1.1
Dear Friends,
I started reading the book of Galatians this week. I couldn't get past the first verse of the first chapter! Confidence in his identity. There's no denying it. Paul was confident. He was confident in his relationship with God. He wasn't embarrassed. He wasn't afraid his identity would offend someone. He was an apostle - one sent of God. And his apostleship had nothing to do with any other human being.
How often are we tempted to put our identity in anything but Father? People's approval, their criticism, our "success" at work or in the home - don't we often look to these things to construct our identity. I ask myself (and you), "How's that working for you?" I can almost hear Father asking me, "Are you tired yet?"
This weekend I invite you to pause and take some time to meditate on just what it was that made Paul so certain of his identity. Explore your own way into that certainty. Move toward the freedom of standing on a solid foundation.
May God be with you.
Dear Friends,
I started reading the book of Galatians this week. I couldn't get past the first verse of the first chapter! Confidence in his identity. There's no denying it. Paul was confident. He was confident in his relationship with God. He wasn't embarrassed. He wasn't afraid his identity would offend someone. He was an apostle - one sent of God. And his apostleship had nothing to do with any other human being.
How often are we tempted to put our identity in anything but Father? People's approval, their criticism, our "success" at work or in the home - don't we often look to these things to construct our identity. I ask myself (and you), "How's that working for you?" I can almost hear Father asking me, "Are you tired yet?"
This weekend I invite you to pause and take some time to meditate on just what it was that made Paul so certain of his identity. Explore your own way into that certainty. Move toward the freedom of standing on a solid foundation.
May God be with you.
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In Christ alone,
Glenn G. Poole, II
In Christ alone,
Glenn G. Poole, II
phone: 719.243.5726
email: gpoo...@gmail.com
blog: http://heart-way.blogspot.com/
ministry: http://philadelphiainthesprings.org
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