The growing and progressing Christian knows that life only comes out of death and defeat. Trusting the Spirit to minister the death of the old and the life of the new in us as we choose more and more to trust in “to live is Christ.”
November 6, 2020. Day 311: The law is not laid down for the just but for the lawless.
In Christ, God’s first word to us is always grace. And his second word to us is faith. “I love you…so trust me…” “Christ is alive in you…so to live is Christ.”
November 5, 2020. Day 310: Receive him as you would receive me.
“To live is Christ” has placed us both into Christ, and therefore into one another. Through this mutual koinonia we now can live out the great exchange of Jesus for each other. Sharing our position of freedom in Christ with those who desperately need his grace.
November 4, 2020. Day 309: As a beloved brother.
“To live is Christ” allows us to continue Christ’s mission of tearing down all walls of separation between us. First in our individual hearts, and then in every part of our society. Allowing our radical equality to remove all our notions of both superiority and inferiority, and to unite us as dearly beloved brothers and sisters in Christ.
November 3, 2020. Day 308: For love’s sake.
“To live is Christ” has made love the controlling force in our lives. Now we can appeal to one another from love. Not law. From Christ, not compulsion.
November 2, 2020. Day 307: The partnership of your faith.
“To live is Christ” allows us to see past the messiness of the church and into the hearts of others where we see that Jesus is up to something. Yes, it’s slow and messy. But it’s also beautiful. Just ask Philemon and Onesimus.
To Live is Christ 