“I have been crucified with Christ; and 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 up for me.” (Gal 2:20, NASB)
As I was driving to G8 this morning knowing I was going to share the gist of yesterday’s post, I was really contemplating the effects of being crucified… being dead to myself.
Dead men…
- … don’t have any rights to get stepped on
- … don’t have any expectations to go unmet
- … don’t have any fears to bind them
- … can’t worry about yesterday, today or tomorrow
- … can’t compare their lives to those around them
- … can’t carry the weight of the world
- … can’t believe the lies of the enemy
… and as I was enumerating this list, God said something kinda funny but poignant. He said that dead men can’t believe the lies of the enemy because “dead men can’t hear” and I kinda laughed, but realized that is HUGE! This is a big deal because not only is my enemy a LIAR, when I am dead – I CANNOT HEAR HIS LIES.
This is a good test. The devil and his minions are always lying about me, who I am, how I will be, what I will or will never be, etc. When I can hear the lies – then SOME PART OF MY FLESH HAS CRAWLED OFF THE CROSS.
Daddy, may I always be deaf to the lies of my enemy and my spirit be in tune with yours.