No Longer I, but Christ

Gal 2:20  “My old identity has been co-crucified with Messiah and no longer lives; for the nails of his cross crucified me with him. And now the essence of this new life is no longer mine, for the Anointed One lives his life through me—we live in union as one! My new life is empowered by the faith of the Son of God who loves me so much that he gave himself for me, and dispenses his life into mine! 

We know that the overcoming life is Christ, and we know that the overcoming life is Christ living in us. The question is how we can enter into the experience of this life. Christ wants to be our life and He can make us victorious. But how can Christ be our life? We need to look at Galatians 2:20.

We will not consider the beginning of this verse or the end of this verse. We will begin with the middle of the verse. There is a wonderful expression in this verse: “It is no longer I who live, but it is Christ who lives in me.” We can
say that it is no longer I but Christ. What does “no longer I … but … Christ” mean? These five words mean victory. They speak of the overcoming life which we have been talking about for the past few days. The overcoming life is simply (1) “no longer I” and (2) “but … Christ.” This is the overcoming life. As long as it is “no longer I” and as long as it is “but … Christ,” there is victory. “No longer I” plus “but … Christ” is victory, and all problems are solved.

Thought of the Day:

We know that the overcoming life is Christ living in us. But how can Christ be our life? We can
say that it is no longer I but Christ. These five words mean victory. They speak of the overcoming life. As long as it is “no longer I” and as long as it is “but … Christ,” there is victory. “No longer I” plus “but … Christ” is victory, and all problems are solved.

Prayer Confession:

Lord Jesus let me Cease to Live that i may Experience your overcoming life in me to live a victorious life daily.

Further Bible Readings:

Gal_5:24, Gal_6:14