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Daily Bread - August 28, 2026 (The Sixth Day - Genesis 1:24-31)
Galatians 3:5 - Well then, He Who supplies you the Spirit and works works of power among you, is it through the works of the law or through the report of faith?
The Works of Faith
Paul proves throughout Galatians how the law is as opposite to the Spirit as its works are to the power of faith produced by the Spirit. He likens the effectiveness of the works of the law to Abraham’s relationship with Hagar – a relationship that could not bring to pass the will of God because it depended on man’s ability (Galatians 4:22-25; Romans 8:3). Whereas, the works of faith are shown to be that which only God could do through the miracle operation of the Spirit.
The promise of God for Abraham and Sarah could only come by the miracle working power of the Spirit. Abraham and Sarah did not give birth to Isaac until after their own human ability had come to an end. Man must cease from trusting in himself and his own works. If we want the blessings of God, then we must turn in obedience to God and make Him the sole object of our trust (Jeremiah 17:5-8). If in so doing we will obey God and do what faith dictates, we will see the display of the power of God and the life of the overcomer revealed in our lives.
Blessings,
Pastor Mark Spitsbergen
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