You Are Free | The Two Strategies For a Good Life

Church on The Rock Homer

My dad loves fishing! In the south, fishing looks a little bit different than here in Alaska. Back home, fishing is grabbing a cooler, a bucket of crickets, a lawn chair, and rod and hanging out on the edge of a pond back in the woods. My dad was and still is a little more serious, waking up in the wee hours of the morning and putting the bass boat in the lake. As a boy my dad would tell me the night before, right before bed, to be ready to go fishing in the morning. That meant, waking up at 2 or 3 AM driving an hour, and being on the water before the rooster crows.

The first word out of my mouth was always, WHY!?!?! Why do we have to be up so early?

The why! I have often heard it said that we should not ask God why questions. However, most of the time these are the questions we find ourselves asking the most. Why do I have to deal with this hardship in my life? Why did this event have to happen to me? I refuse to believe that asking any question of the Lord would be fruitless and at the same time I realize that God’s answer may not relieve my circumstances or my anxiety about life.

In this message, we are going to ask the why question. Why should the Galatians trust Paul and his conveyance of God’s truth? Why should they trust in faith not works? While we may not be able to answer some why questions this Sunday, we can come to an understanding of who God is and what He offers us after placing our trust in Him.

Pastor Matt McCarter