“From now on let no one trouble me, for I bear in my body the marks of the Lord Jesus.”
This scripture responds directly to Galatians 6:16, which declares a blessing and a plea:
“And as many as walk according to this rule, peace and mercy be upon them, and upon the Israel of God.”
What is the rule?
It is the rule of the new creation—the rule that acknowledges we have been bought with a price, and that price is blood. Not just any blood, but the precious blood of Jesus Christ.
Jesus is salvation. He died so that we might be saved. Therefore, we must admit that we are sinners and receive the salvation He freely gives. Jesus is not merely the One who gives peace—He is peace Himself.
So when Paul says, “Let no one trouble me, for I bear in my body the marks of the Lord Jesus,” he is pointing to the mark Christ bore for our peace. Yet we cannot walk in the fullness of this peace until we come into the reality of the new creation.
This is the life described in Ephesians 4:22–24:
“Put off, concerning your former conduct, the old man… be renewed in the spirit of your mind, and put on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness.”
Holiness and righteous living cannot be achieved by human effort alone. No one can truly say they are holy unless they are born of God.
Beloved, I bring you good news today: the new creation is the way to see the hand of God.
You are never too late to come to Him. You may be deep in trouble—burdened by debt, chaos, or sorrow—but God is deeply in love with you and fully aware of your pain. He is saying, “Come to Me, all you who are weary, and I will give you rest.”
Today, I invite you into the system of the new creation—the system called Jesus Christ.
Stay revived. 🙏
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