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Meditation No. 1776
🔆 AATHAVAN –
Thursday, 18.12.2025
“Christ redeemed us from the
curse of the Law, having become a curse for us—for it is written, ‘Cursed is
everyone who hangs on a tree.’” (Galatians 3:13)
In the lives of some people,
family curses seem to hinder the experience of God’s blessings. The sinful
actions committed by ancestors sometimes affect their children and later
generations. Many, however, find it difficult to accept this reality and often
question, “How can this be just?”
Yet, do not children have
the right to enjoy the wealth accumulated by their forefathers and the property
of their parents? In the same way, the consequences of the injustices committed
by ancestors can also affect their descendants. Many people amass great wealth
through unrighteous means, and the generations that enjoy such unlawfully
gained riches often reap the outcomes of those injustices.
This truth applies spiritually
as well.
From a biblical perspective,
the laws of the Old Covenant (the Law) are like ancestral property. Christ came
into this world to replace them and to give us a far greater inheritance—the
grace that comes through faith in Christ. Today’s meditation verse declares
that “Christ redeemed us from the curse of the Law by becoming a curse for us.”
Here, the apostle Paul refers to the Law itself as a curse. That is, he
points to the Old Covenant laws as a curse—not because they are evil, but
because they only reveal what sin is and do not provide complete deliverance
from sin.
The apostle Paul explains this clearly:
“Because by the works of the
Law no flesh will be justified in His sight; for through the Law comes the
knowledge of sin.” (Romans 3:20)
The Law tells us what sin
is, but it cannot fully free a person from sin. Even today, many people
repeatedly recite the commandments of the Law like parrots, yet live in
complete contradiction to them.
Moreover, through the Law, human
self-righteousness is exposed, but the higher righteousness of God is not
revealed through it. That is why the apostle Paul says:
“…and may be found in Him,
not having a righteousness of my own derived from the Law, but that which is
through faith in Christ, the righteousness which comes from God on the basis of
faith.” (Philippians 3:9)
For this very reason, our
Lord Jesus Christ came into this world, accepted death on the cross, and
delivered us from the curse of the Law. This is exactly what today’s meditation
verse proclaims:
“Christ redeemed us from the
curse of the Law, having become a curse for us.” (Galatians 3:13)
The Law, like ancestral
inheritance, was given through Moses. But through Jesus Christ, a superior
covenant of grace has been given. As the apostle John declares:
“For the Law was given
through Moses; grace and truth were realized through Jesus Christ.” (John
1:17)
Yes indeed,
“For Christ is the end of
the Law for righteousness to everyone who believes.” (Romans 10:4)
If we cling only to the
commandments of the Law without believing in Christ, what remains for us is a
curse. Therefore, the Lord warns:
“… unless you remove the things under the ban from
your midst, I will not be with you anymore.” (Joshua 7:12)
God’s Message: - Bro. M. Geo Prakash
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