Galatians 3:6-9
I was blessed as a young Christian to have a mentor; Ken
Ryan was a tall man, not only in his physical appearance, but in how he lived
his life, in the work place and at home.
When reading Psalms 1, Ken comes into my thoughts, as that type of man
being referred to in verse 1-3. If
you asked me to describe Ken Ryan, it would be easy, by the grace given him, he
has lived out what God calls all men to do, “to do
justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with our God.” (Micah
6:8) So what does a man like Ken
Ryan have to do with the Scripture listed above? Ken often required me to put to memory verses of Scripture
and then when I was recited them, I knew what was coming next, Ken was not
interested in my ability to memorizes, he was looking for how that Scripture
would be applied to my life. So he
would ask, do you believe what you just quoted and my reply was, “Ken you know
I do” and he would say, only if you applied it to your life, that’s believing.
Verse six and seven state; “just
as Abraham “believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness” Knowing
then that it is those of faith who are the sons of Abraham.” Now, that is some great news, that we
who have placed our faith in what Jesus did, the shedding of His blood to cover
sin, and to put us in right standing with His Father, are sons of Abraham. In fact we have been given the same
blessing as Abraham, “So then, those who are of
faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith.” (Galatians
3:9) Ken was 100% correct, a promise is of no value unless the person to whom
it was promised receives it and applies it to their life.
From the Back Porch,
Bob Rice
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