Corona Devo 1333

Ever happened upon a snakeskin in your yard or on a hike?  Odd, opaque, and papery, it's immediately clear what this "shell" used to be encasing.  

But, Why shed?  Many reasons actually, the most direct being that we serve a divine and creative Creator, and the second reason being that the snake outgrew that skin.

It was his old self, and now...the snake has shed it, moving on.

I'm so grateful to God that in His grace, we have shed our old self.  

I do not treat the grace of God as meaningless (Galatians 2:21), no--it has provided every source of meaning in our (saved) lives.

~~~

Oh, my old self...there are so many things and parts about it that I wish I could just...shed, remove...crucify.

Oh, my old self...from tongue (the hurtful things I've said), to feet (the poor paths I have chosen), to thoughts, to actions, to pride, to self-will...  

Oh, my old (sinful) self...how I wish I could...shed, remove...crucify it.

~~~

We didn't want to live that way.  But we did.  

We were living--instead of Christ living in us.

Oh, my old self...how we wish it could be...shed and crucified.


But--haven't you heard?...  Haven't we read (in the Bible)?...  Have we received?   

My old self has been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me.  ~Galatians 2:20

Our old self HAS been crucified...with Christ.  

Our old self has been put to death.  Ceased to exist.  Laid to rest.  Shed.

My old self has been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me.  ~Galatians 2:20

~~~

Our old self is gone.  We can shed it and leave it and move on from it. 

We leave our old self and life and sin and "skin" and the moment we accept Jesus into our hearts we have a new self and room to grow in Him.  The old skin is gone, and the new one gives room for healthy spiritual growth.

Our old self has been shed.  We can leave it and move on from it. 

My old self has been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. 

So I live in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. 

(21) I do not treat the grace of God as meaningless. For if keeping the law could make us right with God, then there was no need for Christ to die.  ~Galatians 2:18-21

Paul acknowledges and praises God for his old self being crucified and shed, and for God's grace and mercy that allowed for this to occur.  

I do not treat the grace of God as meaningless (Galatians 2:21), no--it has provided every source of meaning in our (saved) lives.

~~~

If we are still living in/with/centered-on our old self...shed it today.  Move-on and begin-growing in Christ.  Let's let Him live in us today!

My old self has been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me.   ~Galatians 2:20

I'm so grateful to God that in His grace, we have shed our old self, and put on Christ.

Blessings,

sarah

https://sarahsundy04.blogspot.com 

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