Galatians 2 - Praying Scripture

Please read Galatians 2.

Meditate on verse 20.

I have been crucified with Christ;

and it is no longer I who live,

but Christ lives in me;

and the life which I now live in the flesh

I live by faith in the Son of God,

Who loved me and gave Himself up for me.

Oh the challenges of Jews and Gentiles in one body.  The early church leaders such as: Paul, James (the brother of Christ), Peter (also called Cephas), and Barnabas had their hands full, and at times were actually part of the problem. 

Paul wrote in this letter to the Christians in Galatia that Peter had been eating with Gentiles until certain men from the Jerusalem church showed up.  Peter feared what these Jewish Christians would think of him if he were seen eating with a Gentile Christian.  So Peter was aloof to the Gentiles so he could impress the Jews.  Poor Peter, yet again an object lesson of what not to do.  Paul called him out on his hypocrisy and reminded his readers that salvation is through faith in Christ alone and not through keeping or not keeping the Law.

This is an encouraging chapter from Scripture because you, like Peter, make foolish decisions that you later regret.  Yet you, like Peter, are still loved and able to be used by God.  The early Christian church struggled to integrate Jews and Gentiles, yet God of the impossible made it work.  Your church may be struggling with groups that are not getting along with each other.  Bring your difficulties to Jesus.  He wants His bride to be unified.

Pray Galatians 2:20 over yourself and those for whom you are standing guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

“Lord, please let _____________ and I have this attitude:

We have been crucified with Christ;

and it is no longer we who live,

but Christ lives in us;

and the life we now live in the flesh

we live by faith in the Son of God,

who loved us and gave Himself up for us.

For the sake of Your Name, Jesus~”