To live is Christ is to praise God before the rescue, knowing that our restoration is assured.
Tag: Psalm 69
TLIC Psalms. June 6. Set Me on High!
Even in our pain we live from this enthroned position in Jesus. Even in our affliction on earth we can experience our exaltation in heaven. That is what to live is Christ means, constant movement from pain to praise. Why? Because God’s salvation has set us on high with him.
June 5. Let Them Be Blotted Out.
To live is Christ means trusting God’s justice while also trusting his mercy.
TLIC Psalms. June 4. You Know.
Now to live is Christ means we can say with the psalmist, You know. You know my reproach. You know my shame. You know my dishonor. You know my despair. You know my broken heart. But to live is Christ also means that we can know his joy on the other side.
TLIC Psalms. June 3. At an Acceptable Time.
Are you still trying to convince God to do what you want, or are you trusting God’s covenant promises in Christ to do what he wants, when he wants? To live is Christ is always the latter.
TLIC Psalms. June 2. Those Who Reproach You.
Now we understand. We are no longer bewildered as David was over the world’s consternation. We count the cost of following Christ, and we find joy in suffering for his name’s sake. How? Because we know that in Christ all weakness is strength, and all dishonor is glory. We know that our suffering, like Christ’s, is always redemptive. We know that to live is Christ and to die is gain.
To Live is Christ 