“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.
Tag: In Christ
TLIC Daily. Day 223. August 11: 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. This is what the life of Christ in us will produce. Sadness unto life. True contrition. Sorrow over the sin itself, not just the consequences of the sin. Grief that results not in the loss of relationships but in the reconciliation of relationships.
TLIC Daily. Day 222. August 10: 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.
TLIC Daily. Day 221. August 9: He made him to be sin.
Truly “to live is Christ” means becoming what we already are.
TLIC Daily. Day 220. August 8: 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.
TLIC Daily. Day 219. August 7: A new creation.
“To live is Christ” unites us to Christ as the future new creation right now. All the power of sin has been removed and all of our hopes have been 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 