Life Not Mine

"Christ's life living through me"

SCRIPTURE
Galatians 2:19-21 What actually took place is this: I tried keeping rules and working my head off to please God, and it didn't work. So I quit being a "law man" so that I could be God's man. Christ's life showed me how, and enabled me to do it. I identified myself completely with him. Indeed, I have been crucified with Christ. My ego is no longer central. It is no longer important that I appear righteous before you or have your good opinion, and I am no longer driven to impress God. Christ lives in me. The life you see me living is not "mine," but it is lived by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. I am not going to go back on that.

Is it not clear to you that to go back to that old rule-keeping, peer-pleasing religion would be an abandonment of everything personal and free in my relationship with God? I refuse to do that, to repudiate God's grace. If a living relationship with God could come by rule-keeping, then Christ died unnecessarily.

OBSERVATION
There is a peace and contentment that comes with living Christ's life through me. No more striving to impress or gain favor. Just resting in Him and letting Him live His purpose through me.

APPLICATION
Resting in God through His obedience. Surrendering my heart to Him through reading of the Word and prayer; accountability with others.

PRAYER
God I ask forgiveness for not fully resting in You and trying to please. Lord, I need to be what You designed and called me to be in this season. I pray that God You would teach me to live that life! A life devoted, surrendered to die to self and letting You move through me.