"His Voice Today"
May 16
🔸️ Crucifixion our life on the Cross is the Spirit filled Life! 🔸️
The "crucified" life is the life that filled with the Spirit. Paul's life was as said in Galatians 2:20 "I was crucified with Christ"! The path of the Cross is the complete path of the Spirit!! Just like Jesus walked towards the Cross, the Holy Spirit will always lead us to the Cross! Because the Spirit and the Cross always work together as inseparable!!
The Cross is symbolic of weakness, shame, and death! In the life of the Apostle Paul as we meditate, we find his life was full of fear, confusion, grieves, and tears (2 Corinthians 1:8; 4:8; 6:10; 7:5). Paul was considered to be like a madman and a fool, by the people. Paul was often treated like trash and like dirt that is being wiped out by everyone (1 Corinthians 4:13). Living in the Spirit is not about recovering from such vile life! On the contrary, a man who is full of spirit will see that God leads him into a more and more humble life, and in the end he brings death to his self-life!!
The Spirit-filled man will never regard for the praises of men! He will gladly accept the humiliations and reproaches that come upon him!! He never boast about anything except the Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ (Galatians 6:14). He will not boast in his gifts or talents or even in his deep life experience! Yes, Paul boasted about his continuous dieing for his self life on the Cross!!
This Cross is also a symbol of expressing divine love! It was on this Cross that Jesus had to die for men to express His love for the humanity!!
Prayer:
Heavenly Father! Help us be humbled in our circumstances and to truly crucifying ourselves on the Cross be only our boast! In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Amen.
Author:
Brother Zac Poonen
Translated version of the Tamil "Family Meditation Book"
From:-
https://t.me/hisvoicetoday
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