A New Beginning

One of my favourite texts in scripture is found in Galatians 2:20.

“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.”

From this verse I understand that:

  1. My life has been relinquished: “I have been crucified with Christ.” In other words, I have given up the life I used to have. I no longer live as I used to. I must not live like I used to live.
  2. My life has been exchanged for another life: “It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me.” I have given up that old life, and now Christ lives in me. Now I have a life that is far superior to anything I might  have had before — Christ lives in me.
  3. Now that my life has been exchanged, I live a trusting life: “… the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith …” I can have faith in Christ, and I can have faith in the Father. I must now live in faith that God is faithful and righteous, and that what he has promised he will fulfil.
  4. God’s promises for my life, and my eternal destiny were confirmed because, “the Son of God … loved me and gave himself for me.”

Colin R. Vine