Living Christ (3)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bible Verses ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Phil. 3:9 And be found in Him, not having my own
righteousness which is out of the law, but that which is
through faith in Christ …
Col. 2:6 As therefore you have received the Christ, Jesus
the Lord, walk in Him.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Words of Ministry ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
(Part 3 of 3)
In the Christian life it is easy to follow certain practices.
For example, we may realize that we are talkative and may
adopt the practice of limiting our speech. However, we may
succeed in restricting our talkativeness and yet fail to live
Christ. It is one thing to follow a certain practice; it is
another thing to live Christ. God does not care for how holy,
spiritual, or victorious we are in ourselves. Actually, to
live in this way by self-effort is to strive to keep the law.
What counts in the eyes of God is Christ and the living of
Christ. Concerning the matter of living Christ, the situation
of today's Christians is far from God's goal. This is the
reason we are fighting and struggling to enter into the
genuine living of Christ in a practical way. God wants His
people to live Christ. We should not care for holiness,
spirituality, or victory as things in themselves, and we
should not care for our natural virtues or attributes.
Instead, we should focus our whole attention on living Christ
and care only to live Christ that He might be magnified in
us.
In the book of Philippians Paul encourages us to think the
one thing (2:2). This one thing is to live Christ. We should
care only to live Christ and magnify Him. Instead of pursuing
holiness, spirituality, or victory, we should seek to live
Christ and magnify Him always with all boldness, whether
through life or through death. God's desire today is that we
live Christ.
Do not allow anything to distract you from the direct,
personal experience of Christ. Today we need to focus our
attention on the one thing--to live Christ. We all need to
pray, "Lord, have mercy on me and rescue me both from sinful
things and from good things, even spiritual things, that
replace You in my daily life. Lord, rescue me from everything
back to Yourself. Also, I ask You to grant me the grace each
day that I may truly live You and be found in You." I can
testify that this kind of prayer is effective. Let us all
seek the one thing and pursue the one thing--to live Christ
and magnify Him.
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Bible verses are taken from the Recovery Version of the Bible
and Words of Ministry from Witness Lee, Life-study of
Philippians, pp. 52-54. Both are published by Living Stream.
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