Learning to live by the indwelling life of Christ.
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.
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.
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.
Does your prayer life take you on this journey of self-reflection and repentance? Or do you just pray for the removal of your suffering? Do your prayers lead you to a deeper desire for holiness, not for you own sake, but for the sake of others? Do you pray for to live is Christ?
To live is Christ is to trust the power of God in the love of Christ.
To live is Christ is to join the everlasting procession that will, one day, lead us from the spiritual presence of Christ to the physical presence of Christ where we will crown him lord of all.
To Live is Christ 