"For I through the law am dead to the law, that I might live unto God. I am crucified with Christ; nevertheless I live: yet not I but Christ which liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh, I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me."
When I think about this verse, I begin to think of the song,I am Crucified with Christ.
How true, we really are crucified with Christ! But what does that really mean? Well, First, Christ was crucified to pay for all of our sins by dying on the Cross. He loved us so much that he was willing to take our place on the cross. Now, when dwelling on how much Christ suffered for us(wretched sinners), why wouldn't we want to serve God and please Him! Well, that's kind of the idea when it comes to being crucified with Christ. It's dying to our earthly flesh(our desires, dreams, goals) and just taking up our cross and following Him! It's focusing on what God wants instead of what we want. It's seeking and following God's perfect will for our lives, instead of following our heart and doing what we think is right or what we want to do. That's the real concept of being crucified with Christ! It's having the mind set of "It's Not what I want, but what God wants!" It's Not what you think, but what God thinks! Everything that we do would be to Glorify Him! This verse below shows exactly what God means by dying to self....
"I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God."
~ Romans 12:1-2
Being crucified with Christ is our reasonable service! It's the Least that we can do!!
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