“I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.” Galatians 1:20
It should be no surprise when a passage like the one above penetrates our hearts and challenges us to live our lives in the reality of it’s truth.
We must no longer live as though we are in charge! We must live by faith. A faith that is rooted and which is resolute in the firm knowledge that Christ loves us, lives in us, and is the “…author and finisher” (Hebrews 12:2) of that faith by which we now live.
If our faith is based on our flesh at all, it will surely fail. Everyday we need to start anew, reminding ourselves of our desperate need for Him. Reminding ourselves of His love for us and that He abides in us.
“Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us have grace, by which we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear.” Hebrews 12:28
That is the way I want to live. I want to “…serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear“.
I want to wait on the Lord so that He will be my Master and I will hear and obey His voice.
I want to wait on Him because I know the those that “…wait on the LORD Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint.” Isaiah 40:31
And when I live that way… “it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me“.
1 Thessalonians 5:11 "Therefore encourage one another and build up one another..." 