“To live is Christ” is to constantly share every part of our lives with others to the glory of God and the good of all.
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August 17, 2020. Day 230: Godly grief. Worldly grief.
“To live is Christ” does not mean that we won’t sin (obviously). But it does mean that when we sin, and when we are confronted, we have a chance to respond with godly grief.
August 16, 2020. Day 229: Sorrowful, yet always rejoicing.
“To live is Christ” is to constantly sorrow and constantly rejoice. This kind of living in both columns at once is only possible in Christ.
August 15, 2020. Day 228: He made him to be sin.
Truly “to live is Christ” means becoming what we already are.
August 14, 2020. Day 227: The ministry of reconciliation.
“To live is Christ” is to be reconciled to God by his justifying work. But beyond this, it is to spread the message of reconciliation that flows from God through each of us united to Christ. It is a hard work, the work of the cross, the work of dying to self as both the messenger and the one receiving the message.
August 13, 2020. Day 226: A new creation.
“To live is Christ” unites us to Christ as the future new creation right now. All of our sin is removed and all of our hopes are realized by our union with Christ. The victory is won! And yet the battle of the new creation rages in each of us. The battle that can be won daily as we live by faith and trust in who and what we are in Christ.
To Live is Christ 