“But
put on the Lord Jesus Christ and make no provision for the flesh, to fulfill
the lusts thereof.” Romans 3:14
This verse carries great historical
significance for the early church. Saint Augustine sat in his garden reading
the Scriptures when he heard this verse being read on the other side of the
garden wall. Suddenly he understood. Christ is everything! Everything! He
stopped toying with the idea of Christianity and committed himself to Christ
and His service. Christ, not self, was to be the consuming fire of the
believer’s life. It is what Paul said in Philippians, “For me to live is Christ” and again in Galatians “I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I
live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me and the life I now live I live by the
faith of the Son of God.” Or yet again it echoes what Christ said in
Gethsemane, “Nevertheless, not My will
but Thine be done.” Oh, what power we would have if we let go and truly let
Christ live through us.
Dear
Father, Help me to surrender myself to You each day. Amen.
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