March 11, 2020: SOAP #3751:  Deuteronomy 16-18; Psalm 38; Galatians 2

Scripture:  Galatians (NIV) 2:19 For through the law I died to the law so that I might live for God. 20 I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.

Observation:  It is impossible to live the crucified life, because it is dead. I died to the old way of living, having been cut off from the former source of life. If I am living the “crucified” life, it is proof that I am not completely dead.

Christ now lives in me. He was crucified but He is not living the “crucified” life.  He is living the tested life and that is the life that He now lives in me.  He is living the victorious life and that is the life that He now lives in me.  He is living the resurrected life and that is the life that He now lives in me!

Application:   Oh, to grasp the fullness of this revelation.  My life in Christ is post-resurrection life.  It is a life that has already overcome every temptation I will encounter today.

Prayer:  Holy Spirit, what a peace to know you are alive in me! –what a joy to know you are working through me. –what a privilege is mine!  Amen

Pastor Leon
Making friends for time and eternity!