No Longer My Own

12/9/2020

Galatians 5:24 “And they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.”

Even with my best intentions I still fail, but therein lies the problem: the intentions are still mine and not God’s. When I am leaning on God and purposefully trusting in Him, I am led by the Holy Spirit, and my actions and reactions reflect that truth. When I am following my own way and fall back into old habits, it is clear that I am taking the wheel. This usually leads to an emotional or physical wreckage, or both. When I lose sight of my sword and shield, it is much too easy to be injured or fall into sin. Chambers writes, “It is not a question of sin, but of giving up my right to myself, my natural independence and self-assertiveness, and that is where the battle has to be fought.” After yielding to Jesus I became His, so the battle is no longer my own.

Chambers also writes, “The natural life is not spiritual, and it can only be made spiritual by sacrifice.” I must sacrifice self, because my Savior did so for me. We sing a song on Sunday mornings that has these words taken from the book of Galatians: “I have been crucified with Christ, It is no longer I who lives but Christ lives in me.” If this is the truth of my life, I need to die to self every day and submit to my Savior in every area of my life.

Galatians 2:20 “I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.”

Christ Lives in Me – Rend Collection

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oro_TcjYbfU