As I was walking out of my classroom today I happened to notice the verse Galatians 2:20-21 on my wall. I know this verse by heart, and have read it many times, but I somehow today read it wrong as I glanced at it. Instead of reading it, "and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me", I read "the longer I live, the less Christ lives in me". So as I walked up to the office (to get my laptop in order to work on report cards) I started thinking over that thought. It really means the same thing...just a different way of saying it. The longer that I choose to live the way I want, the less time I'll have to let Christ live in me. I know that some days I let Christ live in me, and some days (like this morning) it's more of a challenge.
It just reminds me of that passage in 1 Corinthians 3:9 - 15 about how our works will be tested. It would be so sad to live one's life for God (or "for God"), and then realize that so much of it was not lived for God, but for me. The longer I live the less I get to glorify and honor God! The longer I live the less I please God! The longer I live the less my work for the Lord will really make an impact! The longer I live the less Christ lives in me!
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