“I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.” – Galatians 2:20
This glorious statement reflects wondrous realities and crucial challenges for those who’ve accepted Jesus! If Jesus is your Lord, then He truly does live in you! He loved you and gave His life for you! He died on the cross and rose from the grave so that your sins could be fully, finally, and completely dealt with in the eyes of God! You, the old you, the natural you, the you whose sins nailed Jesus to that cross, have been crucified with Christ!
The question is, if these things are true about you, have you made it a priority to make the other things in this verse true? Is your life – your whole life, 24×7 – being lived by faith in Jesus? Is your whole life (public and private) devoted to glorifying Jesus, drawing ever nearer to Jesus, and become more and more like Jesus?
That’s the call to live a crucified life by faith! Are you truly yielding your life to Jesus Who lives in you, or are you trying to have it both ways and continue living according to old patterns, preferences, and habits? The most wonderful things are true about us in Jesus Christ, but these truths invite us (and command us) to pursue even more wonderful things! Sadly, too few Christians pursue those things with the kind of zeal with which we pursue other things of this world. Don’t let that be true of you. Embrace everything Paul writes here as the dominant theme of your daily life!