Jesus Laid Hold of Me

Meditations on Galatians 

October 26, 2021

Jesus Laid Hold of Me

I received my message from no human source, and no one taught me. Instead, I received it by direct revelation from Jesus Christ.

Galatians 1:12

Read: Galatians 1: 10-17

Paul asserts he received his message through a “direct revelation from Jesus Christ.” This isn’t just a personal biographical statement. Paul is affirming what Jesus taught Peter in Matthew 16. Jesus had asked his disciples “who do you say I am?” Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.” Jesus then told Peter he didn’t get that answer out of books or from teachers. God in Heaven revealed to Peter that Jesus was the Messiah. (Matthew 16:13-18)

In his letter to the Romans, Paul makes clear that this divine revelation was not limited to just Peter and Paul. This is how Paul expressed this truth in Romans 8: 16:

“For his Spirit joins with our spirit to affirm that we are God’s children.”

John Wesley’s Aldersgate experience, where he felt his heart strangely warmed and received the assurance his sins had been forgiven, is another example of divine revelation.

My Takeaway: God wants all his children to experience His divine revelations as He reveals the truth of Jesus Christ to us.

“For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases him.” (Philippians 2:13)

We can always be sure of God’s leading through His Holy Spirit because His leading is ALWAYS in perfect alignment with Holy Scripture.

Sē’lah

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(Selah is a word that appears in the Book of Psalms that I often use as the Complimentary Closing in my correspondence. Its meaning, as I use the word, is to pause and think about these things.)

 

These meditations are written by Alex M. Knight as he seeks the life in Christ as his way of life.  The meditations are published on the BLOG, http://seekingthelifeinchrist.blogspot.com/ and they are also distributed on the Constant Contact email server. You may subscribe to this email service by sending an email to: amkrom812@gmail.com.

 

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