As we surrender our
lives to Jesus, He brings new life. His death gives life, and as we die to
ourselves, we can live through Him. What a paradox! Here are the words of Jesus:
For
whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for
Me and for the gospel will save it. What good is it for someone to gain the
whole world, yet forfeit their soul? Mark 8:35-36
Have you accepted
Christ? As we continue to live spiritually with Jesus, we begin to die to
ourselves and our worldly desires and long to be more like Him. Dying to
ourselves is not easy and in the book of Galatians you can read all about the
battle between flesh and spirit.
Christ gives life
through death.
Here is a
trustworthy saying: If we died with Him, we will also live with Him. 2 Timothy
2:11
And life with Him
is filled with everything that matters.
Death is life! Do not be envious of those who appear to have it all in
this world. Jesus tells us to be in the world, not of the world. We are His and
we can rejoice!
They are
not of the world, even as I am not of it. John 17:15
Lord,
We long to live through You. Give us the wisdom to follow the
Holy Spirit, to listen to Your voice, to follow in Your ways. With You, we can
die to live.
Amen
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