To live is Christ is to face suffering from the fortress of Christ’s life united to our own. His integrity. His uprightness. His glory. His obedience. His eternal life and love. All ours no matter what the circumstance.
Tag: Suffering
TLIC DAILY. DAY 337. DECEMBER 3: SHARE CHRIST’S SUFFERINGS.
“To live is Christ” means that in suffering we can share in Christ, and in his acceptance by God. We can share in his friendship with the Spirit. We can share in his courage, and in his holiness. We can share in his goodness and compassion, in his love, in his very life. And then, one day, we WILL share in his eternal glory.
TLIC DAILY. DAY 279. OCTOBER 6: BECOMING LIKE HIM.
Knowing Christ’s resurrection power through the fellowship of suffering and the likeness of his death. This is “to live is Christ.”
TLIC DAILY. DAY 216. AUGUST 4: WEIGHT OF GLORY.
“To live is Christ” is to live simultaneously in suffering and glory. The glory of God’s grace found in the cruciform life.
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.
To Live is Christ 