To live is Christ knows that this phase of life is like grass that withers. It knows that in the end Christ returns and all are judged, not on their prosperity, but on their trust in his gift of grace, on faith in his indwelling life.
Tag: Union with Christ
TLIC Psalms. August 16. It is Good to Give Thanks.
It is good to be thankful morning and night for the cross, for the empty tomb, for the gift of new life in Christ, for union with the Spirit. If you can’t thank God for anything else today, thank him for salvation full and free. Thank him that to live is Christ.
TLIC Psalms. August 15. I Will.
To live is Christ is to be full of the love of God. Love poured into us by the Holy Spirit as we trust in him. Love that will hold us fast, and love that allows us to hold fast to Christ and his promises. Promises that can stabilize the most wave tossed life.
TLIC Psalms. August 14. Trample Underfoot.
To live is Christ, is to know how to face the trials and temptations of today with a view towards our future in him, never allowing the false gospel of prosperity to tempt the Lord our God.
TLIC Psalms. August 13. I Will Say to the Lord.
To live is Christ means saying to the Lord what Jesus would say. If Christ can say it so can you, even if you’re not quite fully there, say it anyway. It’s not hypocrisy, it’s hope.
TLIC Psalms. August 12. Return O Lord.
To live is Christ is to live within this great reversal, where everything in this life is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory as we, even now, are transformed from glory to glory until Christ appears.
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