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One of my favorite verses, that speaks so powerfully of the grace of God, is Galatians 2:20 – “I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself up for me.”
Who we were before Christ, the person concerned with rules and self and sin, has died with Him. Romans 6:3. This is such good news! Many Christians are trying to crucify the flesh. But Scripture declares we HAVE died with Christ. Once we were in bondage to sin, but Jesus set us free! The old has gone and the new has come. 2 Corinthians 5:17.
Thanks to Jesus, we are no longer slaves but sons – Galatians 4:7, for Christ, THE SON, lives in us hallelujah! That’s an amazing truth: Christianity is not just another religion of rules and rituals. Christianity is Christ LIVING IN US. Because Christ lives in us, we ARE holy and righteous. Christ is not only our Savior and Healer, He is our Life. Colossians 3:4.
The lives we live in our earthly bodies we live by faith in the Son of God. The King James and some other translations say we live by the faith “OF the Son of God.” If this was Paul’s meaning, we are empowered to live in Christ because He is, and will always remain, faithful. It is His love and faith that enable us to love and trust Him. In the new covenant, God takes the lead and we respond. We love because He first loved us, and we believe because Christ first believed in us. He is our supplier of faith, hope, and love.
Unlike manmade religion that portrays God as capricious, “Sometimes He loves you, sometimes He doesn’t,” the gospel of grace declares God’s love for us is constant and shadowless. Psalms 136. We do not have to earn His favor. God did not wait for us to repent or get cleaned up before He loved us. He loved us while we were sinners and nothing can separate us from His love.
God won’t love us any more if we succeed, and or love us any less if we fail. If we lead millions to Christ or none at all, He will love us just the same. There is nothing we can do to make Him love us more, and nothing we can do to make Him love us less.
His love endures forever. Receive that love today – you’ll COME ALIVE!
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