Galatians 6:14 (NAS)
But
may it never be that I should boast, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus
Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.
Galatians 6:14 (Philips)
Yet
God forbid that I should boast about anything or anybody except the cross of
our Lord Jesus Christ, which means that the world is a dead thing to me and I
am a dead man to the world.
You have discovered the more
you walk with the Lord the more you cannot trust in yourself. You know that
ultimately in your own ability you have no power, even though in your natural
man you may be capable, strong, and powerful. You cannot boast or take any
glory from anything that you accomplish in yourself, because everything that
you do will eventually turn to dust and ashes.
However, if you pray to God
for His help, what you then do, you do in His strength and power. It is through
the cross, the crucifixion of your Lord Jesus that anything stands, becoming
fixed, firm, and established. In these things you can boast, giving glory
to Jesus.
It is in the cross of
Christ, the Anointed of God, that the power of the flesh has been utterly
destroyed. Although at times, you still feel intense pain coming from
your fleshly nature, you must know that it has been crucified--a finished and
completed act. The world and its pleasures no longer have a hold on
you. Therefore, you do not have to succumb to the spirit of the age.
You are no longer a citizen
of this world. You have been born again into the Kingdom of Heaven through
the shed blood of Yeshua, the Messiah, who has saved you once and for all from
your sinful, earthly nature. He is the One who will keep you intact until you
see Him face to face. He delivered you and He will sustain you with His
authority. In Him you are safe, sound, unharmed, ready, and prepared for
whatever comes your way.
Therefore, give the Lord your
God all of the glory. He has earned and deserves it.
(Originally
written 7/27/07)
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