1 00:00:02,720 --> 00:00:13,800 Speaker 1: Life Audio. Hello, thank you for listening to your Daily 2 00:00:13,840 --> 00:00:17,239 Speaker 1: Bible Verse, the podcast that examines one verse each day 3 00:00:17,320 --> 00:00:19,759 Speaker 1: to learn more about God and his will for us. 4 00:00:20,360 --> 00:00:23,799 Speaker 1: I'm your host Jessica and Rochel, and after the short 5 00:00:23,840 --> 00:00:26,840 Speaker 1: word from our sponsor, we'll dive into today's Bible verse, 6 00:00:27,080 --> 00:00:44,239 Speaker 1: Galatians chapter two, verse twenty. Today's Bible Verses, Galatians Chapter two, 7 00:00:44,360 --> 00:00:47,920 Speaker 1: Verse twenty. I have been crucified with Christ, and I 8 00:00:47,960 --> 00:00:51,240 Speaker 1: no longer live, but Christ lives in me the life 9 00:00:51,240 --> 00:00:53,360 Speaker 1: I now live in the body. I live by faith 10 00:00:53,360 --> 00:00:55,800 Speaker 1: in the Son of God, who loved me and gave 11 00:00:55,920 --> 00:01:00,760 Speaker 1: himself for me. I inherited a bedroom set with a 12 00:01:00,840 --> 00:01:05,200 Speaker 1: history traced through five generations. One of the pieces includes 13 00:01:05,240 --> 00:01:08,880 Speaker 1: a dresser with an old mirror. It's sad, untouched for years, 14 00:01:08,920 --> 00:01:12,600 Speaker 1: slowly growing, covered in dirt and grime, which made it 15 00:01:12,640 --> 00:01:16,720 Speaker 1: stop reflecting anything. Clearly, light hit it, but it was dulled. 16 00:01:17,160 --> 00:01:19,760 Speaker 1: You could stand in front of it and still not 17 00:01:19,880 --> 00:01:24,120 Speaker 1: really see yourself. You see, sometimes life can feel like that. 18 00:01:24,560 --> 00:01:28,039 Speaker 1: We have layers of self reliance, striving, and shame, which 19 00:01:28,120 --> 00:01:31,840 Speaker 1: cloud who God created us to be. We try to 20 00:01:31,920 --> 00:01:35,399 Speaker 1: clear the reflection through doing more or trying harder. But 21 00:01:35,600 --> 00:01:40,520 Speaker 1: frankly it doesn't work. Then Jesus steps in, not to 22 00:01:40,560 --> 00:01:43,839 Speaker 1: clean us up, but to transform us from the inside out. 23 00:01:44,720 --> 00:01:49,160 Speaker 1: Collations two twenty reminds us we have been crucified with Christ, 24 00:01:49,200 --> 00:01:52,960 Speaker 1: and He lives in us, and we reflect Him shining 25 00:01:53,120 --> 00:01:56,680 Speaker 1: clearly through us through a life made new by him. 26 00:01:57,440 --> 00:02:01,520 Speaker 1: Our lives become a reflection of Him shining clearly through 27 00:02:01,560 --> 00:02:08,760 Speaker 1: hearts transformed from the inside out. In Galatians, Paul describes 28 00:02:09,360 --> 00:02:13,399 Speaker 1: faith as a personal connection and trust in God. When 29 00:02:13,440 --> 00:02:17,160 Speaker 1: we belong to Jesus, we are united with him, and 30 00:02:17,320 --> 00:02:21,280 Speaker 1: his death and resurrection become part of our story. Our 31 00:02:21,320 --> 00:02:24,680 Speaker 1: old self, which was separated from God, is replaced with 32 00:02:24,800 --> 00:02:29,560 Speaker 1: a new self that is connected to Him. Our old, 33 00:02:29,639 --> 00:02:33,040 Speaker 1: sinful and rebellious life was put to death when Jesus 34 00:02:33,080 --> 00:02:36,760 Speaker 1: with Jesus, when he took our sin. Now we are 35 00:02:36,800 --> 00:02:40,960 Speaker 1: no longer bound by the law's demands because Jesus forgave 36 00:02:41,040 --> 00:02:44,440 Speaker 1: us on the cross. Because of Jesus, we are free 37 00:02:45,080 --> 00:02:48,080 Speaker 1: from sins control and can now live out God's purpose 38 00:02:48,240 --> 00:02:52,519 Speaker 1: for us. Jesus becomes the source and center point of 39 00:02:52,560 --> 00:02:55,919 Speaker 1: our lives, and it is his strength which lives within 40 00:02:56,160 --> 00:03:00,800 Speaker 1: us through the guiding presence of the Holy Spirit becomes 41 00:03:00,840 --> 00:03:04,919 Speaker 1: the center of our thoughts, words, and actions. Our new 42 00:03:04,960 --> 00:03:08,720 Speaker 1: life's primary goal is to fulfill His purpose and honor 43 00:03:08,840 --> 00:03:13,720 Speaker 1: Him in all we do. Faith is more than an 44 00:03:13,760 --> 00:03:18,760 Speaker 1: intellectual belief. It is also an active trust which surrenders 45 00:03:18,840 --> 00:03:22,880 Speaker 1: the leadership of our life to the Son of God. 46 00:03:23,040 --> 00:03:27,600 Speaker 1: While Jesus experienced the actual crucifixion, we experience it differently. 47 00:03:28,120 --> 00:03:32,120 Speaker 1: Through Jesus's death, we are separated from our old habits 48 00:03:32,120 --> 00:03:36,160 Speaker 1: and ways of thinking. We become completely estranged from our 49 00:03:36,240 --> 00:03:39,320 Speaker 1: former habit of feelings and actions, and our old life, 50 00:03:39,640 --> 00:03:42,119 Speaker 1: which was lived apart from God and prone to sin, 51 00:03:42,760 --> 00:03:46,960 Speaker 1: dies with Christ and is replaced by a new life 52 00:03:47,160 --> 00:03:52,240 Speaker 1: with Him. Leading up to Galatians two twenty, Paul also 53 00:03:52,280 --> 00:03:55,920 Speaker 1: talks about the Law. He explains that the law shows 54 00:03:56,000 --> 00:03:59,440 Speaker 1: us God's holiness. It reveals that we can never meet 55 00:03:59,480 --> 00:04:02,880 Speaker 1: its perfect standard on our own. Through the Law, we 56 00:04:02,920 --> 00:04:06,280 Speaker 1: actually realize our need for help, and instead of trying 57 00:04:06,280 --> 00:04:11,880 Speaker 1: to earn acceptance by doing good, Jesus makes us acceptable 58 00:04:11,920 --> 00:04:15,680 Speaker 1: to God. The apostle Paul tells us that he died 59 00:04:15,720 --> 00:04:18,440 Speaker 1: to the law when Jesus took his place on the cross. 60 00:04:19,440 --> 00:04:22,320 Speaker 1: Paul declares that he doesn't own his life anymore because 61 00:04:22,320 --> 00:04:26,359 Speaker 1: it belongs to Jesus. If you know Paul's story, you 62 00:04:26,400 --> 00:04:30,040 Speaker 1: know that prior to this statement, Paul's relationship with God 63 00:04:30,200 --> 00:04:33,960 Speaker 1: was founded on what he could do for God, and 64 00:04:34,040 --> 00:04:38,240 Speaker 1: now his relationship with God was founded on what Jesus 65 00:04:38,720 --> 00:04:42,280 Speaker 1: had done for him. Our old life under the Law 66 00:04:42,400 --> 00:04:45,480 Speaker 1: is gone, and we are now alive to Jesus, and 67 00:04:45,600 --> 00:04:49,599 Speaker 1: Jesus is alive in us. This new life is built 68 00:04:49,640 --> 00:04:54,520 Speaker 1: on faith, and it isn't faith in self or law keeping, 69 00:04:54,839 --> 00:04:57,640 Speaker 1: or what we can earn or what we think we deserve. 70 00:04:58,839 --> 00:05:01,920 Speaker 1: It is faith in the son of God, who loved 71 00:05:02,000 --> 00:05:06,000 Speaker 1: us and gave his life for us. Living this new 72 00:05:06,040 --> 00:05:09,599 Speaker 1: life means we surrender the entirety of our old nature 73 00:05:09,720 --> 00:05:14,239 Speaker 1: and learn to live by faith. Paul talks about the law, 74 00:05:15,360 --> 00:05:19,760 Speaker 1: and yet he also talks about how Jesus fulfilled the 75 00:05:19,839 --> 00:05:24,520 Speaker 1: law and that he was crucified and rose again, and 76 00:05:24,560 --> 00:05:28,520 Speaker 1: how we are crucified in him and we are given 77 00:05:28,560 --> 00:05:33,120 Speaker 1: new life as well. My bi monthly Grace Notes are 78 00:05:33,160 --> 00:05:35,920 Speaker 1: designed to help you walk by faith in your new self, 79 00:05:35,960 --> 00:05:38,880 Speaker 1: and you can sign up to receive them at Welcomegrace 80 00:05:38,920 --> 00:05:45,760 Speaker 1: dot com. Today, remember the mirror. Through faith in Jesus, 81 00:05:45,800 --> 00:05:48,839 Speaker 1: you don't have to stay bound to old habits. Instead, 82 00:05:49,320 --> 00:05:52,880 Speaker 1: you can develop new ways of living that reflect God's light. 83 00:05:54,160 --> 00:05:58,760 Speaker 1: Take action today by seeing yourself how God sees you. 84 00:06:00,120 --> 00:06:04,960 Speaker 1: You are restored, shining with His love and purpose. Let's pray, 85 00:06:06,000 --> 00:06:09,520 Speaker 1: Heavenly Father, thank you so very much. Thank you that 86 00:06:09,640 --> 00:06:13,440 Speaker 1: you make a way for us to be restored and 87 00:06:13,560 --> 00:06:17,200 Speaker 1: united with you. God. Help us to live our lives 88 00:06:17,240 --> 00:06:22,159 Speaker 1: that way. Help us to remember that through the work 89 00:06:22,160 --> 00:06:27,120 Speaker 1: of Jesus Christ, we can't and won't ever make ourselves 90 00:06:27,120 --> 00:06:31,080 Speaker 1: acceptable to you, but through Jesus he makes us acceptable 91 00:06:31,120 --> 00:06:35,240 Speaker 1: to you. Lord. 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