“To live is Christ” is to live simultaneously in suffering and glory. The glory of God’s grace found in the cruciform life.
Tag: Suffering
TLIC DAILY. DAY 206. JULY 25: COMFORT.
“To live is Christ” means we are never alone in our suffering, and we are never meant to leave others alone in theirs.
TLIC DAILY. DAY 204. JULY 23: SWALLOWED UP.
“To live is Christ” is to swallow evil. No more running. No more hiding. No more revenge. Because death, evil, and suffering can no longer defeat us, we can now face them with the resurrection power of Christ.
TLIC DAILY. DAY 94. APRIL 4: GREAT IS YOUR FAITHFULNESS.
“To live is Christ” means that now this mercy, this life, this hope, lives in us. Christ’s life in us is the great faithfulness of God. Christ’s indwelling love is the mercy we receive afresh each day.
TLIC DAILY. DAY 61. MARCH 2: MY REDEEMER LIVES.
“To live is Christ” gives us a response to our suffering unlike any other. Not “such is life,” or “it could have been worse,” or “I just have to move on.” Our response in Christ is far greater – “For I know that my Redeemer lives and at last he will stand upon the earth.”
TLIC DAILY. DAY 60. MARCH 1: GIVE AND TAKE AWAY.
“To live is Christ” means when suffering comes, and it will, we can trust that God will always give and take away whatever is best for us. Why? Because on the cross he already gave us what he will never take away – Jesus. His life. His righteousness. His eternity. His forever love.
To Live is Christ 