The faith life

​“And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the son of God who loved me and gave Himself for me.” Galatians 2:20 (NRSV)

Living by faith in Christ is the least we can give to our Saviour who loved so much that He surrendered His life for us. It is our high calling in gratitude for His highest sacrifice. We seek nothing more but to obey Him in love for His love towards us. We seek neither blessing nor any reward. We simply seek to love Christ.

We stand with Paul who argued that everything else is a loss because of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus as our Lord and loving Him entirely. We seek in faith to gain Christ and be found in Him. Faith was the power that possessed and permeated Paul’s whole being and every action. Let it be ours too.

May our days be ones of unceasing faith in the loving Saviour. We are not merely putting our faith in the promises of God, or the blessings we receive. We are reaching out in faith to the One who gave Himself so that we could experience an abundant new life and enjoy unceasing fellowship with Him forever.

Faith must rest on the infinite love in which Christ offered Himself wholly for us and to live His life over again in us. Just as the Father lived His life in Jesus as He walked on earth, so now will Christ live and work in each one of us.

‘Jesus, Saviour who loves me and died for me, live in me, for you are my life and my all.’

by Jennifer Woodley
South-East Queensland, Australia - info@grace-lines.net