“To live is Christ” is to live in his steadfast, immovable, abounding love so that we might live today from his eternal work of love.
Tag: Sin
July 21, 2020. Day 203: The way of escape.
“To live is Christ” is to face suffering beyond what we can bear, but it is to never face a temptation beyond what you can bear. Until Christ returns the temptations will always be there. But in Christ we have all we need to run away. All the hope, all the faith, and all the love we need to take up the cross, and escape into resurrection life.
April 16, 2020. Day 107: Behold, I have taken your iniquity away from you.
“To live is Christ” means your filth is gone. Your garments are pure. The stain of sin is removed forever. Christ’s turban of our shared holiness is on his head. Satan is silenced. And all because of our union with Christ on that single day.
March 30, 2020. Day 90: Broken cisterns.
“To live is Christ” means that Jesus has replaced your broken cistern of deadly water with his indwelling river of living water. Jesus, the spring of water welling up to eternal life (John 4:14), is IN YOU. No more digging holes to satisfy your desires. No more searching for satisfaction. Just drinking from his ever present stream of thirst quenching love.
March 10, 2020. Day 70: He does not deal with us according to our sins.
“To live is Christ” means that by our co-crucifixion with Jesus every individual sin has been dealt with forever. And by our co-resurrection with Jesus God’s indwelling infinite love and forgiveness remove the indwelling sin in our hearts as we deal with God according to his grace that has already dealt with all our sins.
February 17, 2020. Day 48: Everyone did what was right in his own eyes.
Union with Christ has made Jesus the king of our hearts and the heart of the King has become the heart of his people.
To Live is Christ 