“To live is Christ” is about being shepherded. Union with Christ is not just about “being saved” from death and hell. It’s about having the Good Shepherd of your soul lovingly guide you through every step of life by his grace and truth.
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TLIC Daily. Day 139. May 19: I am.
The dark day of Christ’s cross has broken through all the darkness in us with the burning light of the great I Am. The light and life of “to live is Christ.”
TLIC Daily. Day 138. May 18: Transfigured.
You see, your transfiguration into Christ-likeness is not simply about you becoming more morally upright or pious. It’s about the process of dying to your selfishness and resurrecting unto the glory of a grace filled life. It’s about “to live is Christ.”
TLIC Daily. Day 137. May 17: Lost and found.
“To live is Christ” means we who were once lost are now found. Brought home by our searching shepherd, our sweeping woman, our welcoming father. Now, back home in God’s love, we are freed from younger brother rebellion and from older brother religion.
TLIC Daily. Day 136. May 16: Come to me, and I will give you rest.
“To live is Christ” is the rest and ease of being yoked to Jesus and his life. A yoke that brings us into the love of the Trinity where everything our heart needs is provided by the indwelling life of our gentle Savior. Ahhhhhhh.
TLIC Daily. Day 135. May 15: Take up your cross.
If “to live is Christ,” then to live is to live the crucified life. A life made possible by our death with Jesus that has ended all striving, all earning, and all performing. And when all of that SELF is stripped away, now you can truly find your life in losing it.
To Live is Christ 