Posts Tagged ‘ Die to self ’
Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him.
James 1:12, ESV
When we realize that in Christ our identity is a loved child of the Most High King, we can endure and overcome anything in this life for His sake and by His power.
Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.
1 John 4:11, ESV
It is easier to love others when we know we are loved. Our identity must be found in the One who loves us enough to have come and died for our sins and rose again.
for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure.
Philippians 2:13, ESV
God works in us, most effectively and clearly when we find our identity first and foremost in Christ. If our identity is found in anything else, we go astray to be an example of His wrath, but as one who belongs to Christ, He does amazing things that bless others as examples of His love and grace.
Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears us up; God is our salvation. Selah
Psalm 68:19, ESV
Our identity should be found in the One who saves us and holds our lives in His hands.
Are you Christ’s, or do you still identify by your interests, your love, or what you do?
For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace.
Romans 8:6, ESV
If we find our identity in anything other than God, we live in rebellion to Him, idolizing ourselves or whatever we base our identity on.
When we are sealed in the Holy Spirit, our identity is found in Christ, and our lives should revolve around Him.
Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God.
Hebrews 13:16, ESV
Our God came to us to share His love, grace, and Presence with us, making it possible by sacrificing Himself in our place for our sin and rebellion.
May we follow Christ in sacrificially doing good for others, bringing them into knowledge and deeper relationship with Him.
Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves.
Philippians 2:3, ESV
The God of the universe and our Creator who deserves all worship took on human flesh to die the death we deserve for the evil we have committed.
May we be willing to demean and suffer for the sake of others as our Lord did, leading others to find Him.
But he answered, “It is written, “‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”
Matthew 4:4, ESV
We want comfort and ease, but do we want these things more than we want God?
May we seek to please God above our own comfort and needs, for we know He will take care of us.
But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. Once you were not a people, but now you are God’s people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.
1 Peter 2:9-10, ESV
We must realize that in Christ we are not who we once were. We have been imprinted with the likeness of Christ, holy and royal, examples of God’s goodness in a dark and lost world.
May we be God’s ambassadors rather than live for ourselves.
I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.
Romans 12:1, ESV
To find eternal life, we must change our way of thinking, believe in Jesus Christ as our God who saves us, and give our lives to Him. There is no other way.
a simple man of God 