I have been crucified with Christ; it
is no longer I who live, but Christ 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
for me. Galatians 2:20
The
Christian life is an exchanged life. Jesus’ life for your life. When Christ
takes control, your life takes on dimensions you would never have known apart
from Him. When you are weak, then Christ demonstrates His strength in your life
(2 Cor. 12:9-10). When you face situations that are beyond your comprehension,
you have only to ask, and the infinite wisdom of God is available to you (James
1:5). When you are faced with humanly impossible situations, God does the
impossible (Luke 18:27). When you encounter people whom you find difficult to
love, God expresses His unconditional love through you (1 John 4:7). When you
are at a loss as to what you should pray for someone, the Spirit will guide you
in your prayer life (Rom. 8:16). When Christ takes up residence in the life of
a believer, “all the fullness of God” is available to that person (Eph. 3:19).
It is
marvelously freeing to know that God controls your life and knows what it can
become. Rather than constantly worrying about what you will face, your great
challenge is to continually release every area of your life to God’s control.
The temptation will be to try to do by yourself what only God can do. Our
assignment is to “abide in the vine” and to allow God to do in and through us
what only He can do (John 15:5). Only God can be God. Allow Him to live out His
divine life through you. He is the only One who can.
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