I HAVE BEEN CRUCIFIED WITH CHRIST

11/28/2022

November 28-Start Your Day Right Devotion

Galatians 2:20 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.

I HAVE BEEN CRUCIFIED WITH CHRIST

Paul describes his relationship to Christ in terms of a deeply personal attachment to and reliance on his Lord. Those who have true faith in Christ should consider themselves to be united with Him in such a way that they relate to and identify with Jesus in both His death and His resurrection.

In a sense, all Christians have been crucified with Christ on the cross. Their old sinful, rebellious way of life was put to death with Jesus as He took their sin on Himself and paid its full penalty through His own death (2 Corinthians 5:21). In addition, Christians have been freed from the law’s requirement of having to rely on imperfect sacrifices as a way to receive forgiveness and maintain a relationship with God. Christ’s perfect and sinless life provided the complete sacrifice for sins once and for all (1 Peter 3:18). Those who accept the forgiveness provided by that sacrifice receive a new life (2 Corinthians 5:17) by faith in Christ (Galatians 2:19), which allows them to fulfill God’s highest purpose for their lives. Because of spiritual salvation and a personal relationship with God through Jesus Christ, sin no longer has control over hem (Romans 6:4, 8, 11, 14; Galatians 5:24; 6:14; Colossians 2:12, 20).
We who have been crucified with Christ now live with the same power that raised Jesus from the dead (Romans 8:11). This means that Christ and His strength live within us through the guiding presence of the Holy Spirit (John 16:13-14). Jesus has become the source and focus of our lives; He is the center of all our thoughts, words and actions (John 15:1-6; Ephesians 3:17). Our primary aim is to fulfill His purposes and honor Him in all we do.

Our opportunity to relate to and share in Christ’s death and resurrection is a gracious gift of God, and it becomes activated through faith in Christ. That faith is not just an intellectual belief, but an active trust that surrenders the leadership of one’s life to the Son of God, who loved us and gave Himself for us (John 3:16). Living by faith in Christ and the guidance of the Holy Spirit is also referred to as living by the Spirit (Galatians 3:3; 5:25; Romans 8:9-11).

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