“To live is Christ” is to have the fruitfulness of Christ’s life of love.
Learning to live by the indwelling life of Christ.
“To live is Christ” is to have the fruitfulness of Christ’s life of love.
“To live is Christ” restores the image and likeness of God to humanity as we become like Jesus.
“To live is Christ” is to receive God’s love. A love that created us and recreates us. A love that overcomes our darkness with light. A love that gives shape and fullness to our otherwise formless and empty lives.
TLIC 2022.
The final advent is now something we actually look forward to with great anticipation. In fact, our entire lives, our entire ethic, our entire motivation is rooted in this return of the King. It is not our greatest fear. It is our greatest hope!
May we today and every day pray, “Come Lord Jesus!”, while we remember that our Lord Jesus has already come into our hearts. This new year may we live as if we are already there. Let’s live as if “to live is Christ.”