Time to Grow Up

I wanted to share this daily devotional by David Jeremiah because it explains so plainly why we dont have to live our lives under legalism or a list of rules to please God.  It comes from a mature heart in Christ.
Time to Grow Up

Therefore you are no longer a slave but a son, and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.
Galatians 4:7

Family experts advise parents to teach children from the get-go to put away their playthings. As soon as toddlers can walk, they should learn to pick up and put away. A cleanup routine can be part of a bedtime routine, along with bath, prayers, and story. The idea is that as we grow older, we'll do the same--but not because we're told. As we mature, we internalize the spirit of cleanliness and maturely want to live well-ordered lives.

In the same way, the Law was given when God's people were in their childhood. The Law treats people like they're babies. Everything is spelled out. But with the coming of Christ, the time set by the Father was fulfilled; and Christians are to live freely as mature sons in Christ and not under the supervision of the Law. It's time to grow up. We're under grace.

Christianity is no longer about legalistically following a set of rules. We've been set free from all such man-made rules and regulations. Now we walk in the Spirit and live out our faith with confidence and freedom.

"Legalism is lists--the filthy five, the nasty nine, the dirty dozen. But God already likes us, and we should live to please Him from our hearts, not from a list of rules."
David Jeremiah