It
Is No Longer I Who Live, But Christ Lives In Me.
So
I live In This Earthly Body
By
Trusting In The Son Of God.
Scripture
Galatians
2:20
20
My old self has been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who
live, but Christ lives in me. So I live in this earthly body by
trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
Observation
I
remember my father-in-law, Clayton Bearden, (who was like a father to
me) once asked me to remove an old window air conditioner from their
living room that I imagine was no longer needed because they had
installed central air conditioning in their home. I asked him if the
power was turned off at the breaker and he assured me that he had
turned it off.
For
some reason, I am not sure why, but I didn't completely trust what he
told me even though he emphatically told me that the power to the
unit was off at the breaker. I decided to touch the wires with a
screwdriver, a brand new Craftsman screwdriver, just to make sure the
power was off before I handled and removed the wiring.
When
I touched the wires with the tip of the screwdriver there was a
flash, there was a boom, an explosion, smoke, and the end of my new
Craftsman screwdriver was melted off. My father-in-law's response,
chuckling as he said, “Well I thought the power was turned off! It
was a lesson for me – there is some real power in 220 electricity!
Galatians
2:20 reminds me that there is also real power in someone who has
surrendered his or her life to Jesus. A person who is no longer
living for themselves but is allowing Christ to live through them is
a very powerful person.
Application
I
want to be a 220 Christian!
How
about you?
Romans
12:1
And
so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies
to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and
holy sacrifice—the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the
way to worship him.
Romans
8:11
11 The
Spirit of God, who raised Jesus from the dead, lives in you. And just
as God raised Christ Jesus from the dead, he will give life to your
mortal bodies by this same Spirit living within you.
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, I don't want to live life without your power. Help me to
daily die to self so that Jesus can live through me. Don't let me do
stupid sins that mess up my walk with You. Give me the strength to
say “no” to temptations when they come my way. Give me victory
over sin today.
I
pray for any person reading this blog today. Give them victory. Help
them to live a Christ-filled life. Give them the strength to say “no”
to sin.
Daily
Bible Reading: Deuteronomy 16,17,18; Psalms 38; Galatians 2
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