When you get the same sermon at church that you are getting in your personal Bible study, the truths penetrate in significant way. IT IS ALL ABOUT GRACE. Did you happen to hear it on Sunday? “Legalism drains my joy, leads to slavery “(addiction), and a third point could have been that it causes pride if the sermon had been from Philippians 3. It’s such a relief to know that I don’t have to earn God’s love or “be good enough” to experience His mercy. But rather it is because of His immense love and tender mercy, His grace, that I can face each day with the expectation that He will give me His strength and wisdom to live with joy and contentment. What an amazing way to live!
