RHAPSODY OF REALITIES
SATURDAY, APRIL 26TH
PASTOR ANITA OYAKHILOME
LIVE FOR HIM!
I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless
I live;
yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and
the life
which I now live in the flesh I live by
the
faith of the Son of God, who loved me,
and
gave himself for me (Galatians 2:20).
Believing in the Lord Jesus means you
can’t
live for yourself anymore, but for Him.
This
understanding informed the Apostle
Paul’s
statement in our opening verse. When
you
were born again, you were actually
crucified
with Christ; you died in Him, and the
life you
have now isn’t yours, for He bought
you with
a price (1 Corinthians 6:20, 1
Corinthians
7:23).
2 Corinthians 5:14-15 says, “For the
love of
Christ constraineth us; because we
thus
judge, that if one died for all, then
were all
dead. And that he died for all, that
they
which live should not henceforth live
unto
themselves, but unto him which died
for
them, and rose again.” Having this
mind-set
will help you set your priorities right as
a
Christian. Being a Christian is more
than
being blessed by God or having all the
nice
things in the world; that’s living for
oneself.
Mark 8:36-37 says, “For what shall it
profit
a man, if he shall gain the whole world,
and
lose his own soul? Or what shall a man
give
in exchange for his soul?” In other
words,
why would you want to live a life that
profits
you nothing before the Lord?
Refuse to be distracted or carried away
by
the world’s symbols of prosperity; live
for
the Lord and be committed to fulfilling
His
will for your life. Colossians 3:2 says,
“Set
your affection on things above, not on
things
on the earth.” The things that should
matter
to you in this life should be things
pertaining
to the Gospel. In Galatians 6:14, the
Apostle
Paul made a very inspiring statement;
he
said, “But God forbid that I should
glory,
save in the cross of our Lord Jesus
Christ, by
whom the world is crucified unto me,
and I
unto the world.”
Like the Apostle Paul, consider that
you’re
dead to this world, and the world is
dead to
you. Therefore, you shouldn’t live for
yourself any more but for the Lord,
because
you died in Him.
PRAYER
Dear Father, thank you for the
entrance of
your Word has given me insight and
understanding. My heart and focus are
on
you; you’re my help, my strength and
exceeding great reward. My delight is
in you,
O Lord my God, and forevermore I will
do
your will, in Jesus’ Name, Amen.
FURTHER STUDY
Galatians 5:24
And they that
are Christ’s have crucified the flesh
with the
affections and lusts. ;
Matthew 10:39
He that findeth his life shall
lose it: and he that loseth his life for
my
sake shall find it.
DAILY SCRIPTURE READING
1 Year Bible Reading Plan
Luke 22:1-38
1 Samuel 26-28
2 Year Bible Reading Plan
Romans 16:1-11
Psalm 133-134
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ies.org