Furious Chapter 14 Devotional

The Evidence of Experience

Many Christians are wary of experience. We’re often told, “Don’t trust your feelings. Emotions can be deceptive. We walk by faith, not by sight.” And while it’s true that we shouldn’t base our beliefs on fleeting emotions or personal impressions, we also can’t ignore what God has done in our lives. Experience isn’t the foundation of truth, but it is an important witness to it.

Paul reminded the Galatians that when they first believed the Gospel, they didn’t just accept an idea—they encountered the living God. They received the Holy Spirit. They saw miracles. Their lives were transformed. That experience wasn’t an illusion. It wasn’t something to dismiss as subjective or unreliable. It was evidence that the message Paul preached was true.

Imagine a man who has been blind his whole life. Then one day, a surgeon performs a procedure, and for the first time, he can see. The world bursts into color before his eyes—shapes, faces, light, movement. His entire experience changes. But then someone comes along and tells him, “You can’t trust what you see. Your sight is unreliable. You need to go back to living as if you were blind.” Would he listen? Of course not! He has seen for himself. His experience confirms the truth. No argument can convince him otherwise.

That’s exactly what was happening in Galatia. They had seen the power of the Gospel firsthand, and yet they were being told that faith in Christ alone wasn’t enough—that they needed to return to the old ways of the law. But Paul points to their experience as proof. They had already received the Spirit, witnessed miracles, and been transformed. No one could take that away from them.

Experience matters. Not as a substitute for truth, but as confirmation of it. God is not merely an idea to be debated—He is a living reality to be encountered.

🔥 Reflection

Have you ever dismissed your experience with God because someone told you it wasn’t reliable? How has He worked in your life in ways you cannot deny? How does your own experience confirm the truth of the Gospel?

🙏 Prayer

Lord, thank You that You are not just a concept but a reality. Thank You for working in my life in ways I cannot deny. Help me to remember what You have done and to stand firm in the truth I have experienced. Let my life be a testimony to the power of Your Gospel. Amen.

📣 Call-to-Action

Take a moment today to reflect on a time when God moved powerfully in your life. Write it down as a reminder that your faith is not just built on knowledge but on the real, transforming power of the Gospel.