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May 30, 2009
VERSE:
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.
-- Galatians 2:20
http://www.SearchGodsWord.org/desk/?query=Galatians+2:20
THOUGHT:
Christianity is all about dying to ourselves. Some see this as
hideous, onerous, and weak. "Why give up your desires, wants, and
longings for something someone else mandates?" they wonder. "That
sounds like slavery!" they charge. However, they fail to realize
that surrendering our wills to Christ is like a bird surrendering
to air currents or a fish to the water. When we surrender to the
Lord, he gives us the power to be what we were made to be --
enabled to be useful in ways that are eternal, empowered to have
lives not limited by mortal boundaries, and blessed by communion
with the Creator as our Father. What is lost in this surrender to
Christ's living in us? Only our selfishness and our self-damage
caused by rebellion.
PRAYER:
Holy Father, I thank you for your work in my life through Jesus.
As you remake me to be more like your Son and my Savior, I trust
that you will use me in ways far grander than I can imagine. Please
take my heart and cleanse it thoroughly. Please take my life and
use it mightily. Please expand my thoughts and help me dream more
majestically. May all of this be empowered by your Son's life in
me, and may all I do, dream, and desire be for your glory. In
Jesus' name I pray. Amen.
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