Deut. 16-18; Ps. 38; Gal. 2

20 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. Gal. 2:20

I was there on the cross with Him. I don’t remember being there I in fact my earliest memory was when I was 2 years old in 1956. Wow that seems like a long time ago but not long enough, Jesus died over 1900 years earlier. How can we believe this scripture is applicable to us. It seems far fetched but it is at the core of the Gospel. You see the mystery that has been revealed, namely that “Christ is in us the hope of glory.” It isn’t just a nice theological concept or a poetic inspiration, it is a reality. Christ really does dwell in believers, and since we are one with Him then we were with him when he was crucified. I died with Christ because Jesus and Me are one. That means the you already have died and that is why Paul says in Romans that a man is subject to the law as long as he is alive but once he dies he is no longer under the law, but he is free from the law. Death breaks all judgment, that is why a person can be sentenced to 100 years in prison but if he dies after only being in prison 10 years no one holds him responsible for staying another 90 years to fulfill the judgment. Your death with Christ sets you free. There is therefore no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus.

God Bless You,

Pastor Rick