“Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ” (Galatians 4:7).

So what?

What difference in my life did it make yesterday? What difference will it make today in how I live?

Maybe none. And for now, maybe that’s OK.

If the reality of that verse hasn’t touched my heart yet, then let it start there. It can affect my life a little later.

What I mean is, this verse talks about my position with God. About who I am.

I am a son!

That realization should be a source of confidence, peace, satisfaction, rest, and joy.

Let me keep coming back to that truth. I am God’s son.

Then let me grow in my living of that truth.

(I make sense to myself but I fear I’m not writing it very well.)

What do I live by?

Some folks live by the rules of the church. Others live by the opinions and expectations of family or friends. Some live by what they can get away with. I suppose most live by what they think is good and advantageous for themselves.

But what about me?

I want to be one of these:

“The just shall live by faith” (Galatians 3:11).

I have been saved by faith, praise God, but I must also live by faith.

May I be faithful in the way of Jesus.