CRUCIFIED WITH CHRIST
When the Messiah was executed on the stake as
a criminal, I was too;
so that my proud ego no longer lives.
But the Messiah lives in me,
and the life I now live in my body
I live by the same trusting faithfulness
that the Son of God had, who loved me
and gave himself up for me.
Galatians 2:20 (CJB)
The logo for
Precious Jewels Ministries is designed to depict our three foundational
scripture verses, one of which is Galatians 2:20 which in the King James
Version begins, “I am crucified with Christ.” If you look at our logo, you will
see the letters PJM as if they are hanging on the cross. It is our way of
visualizing that Christ nailed our sin to the cross thus crucifying our sin
nature when we trust totally in Him. What exactly does it mean in terms of my
daily life on this planet to be “crucified with Christ?” It means that I am no
longer ego-centric (self-centered). I choose, instead to be self-less and
Christ-centered. It means His Holy Spirit is working to make me more like Jesus
every day, or as Paul put it, “to be conformed to the image of his Son.” What
does that look like? It involves exhibiting the Fruit of the Spirit found in
Galatians 5:22-23, “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace,
longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such
there is no law.” This can only be achieved when the Holy Spirit lives in me.
The Holy Spirit enters my life when I trust completely in Jesus just as He
trusted in and obeyed the Heavenly Father completely. I must let go of selfish
ambitions and instead have “the mind of Christ” (Philippians 2:5). I was
crucified with Christ the moment I surrendered my life to Him but dying to self
and living in Christ is a daily choice. Each day I must “take up my cross”
(Matthew 16:24) and walk the path Jesus shows me. Yes, the logo advertises our
ministry, but for us, it is a reminder to make that daily surrender to be
“living sacrifices, holy, acceptable unto God, which is our reasonable service”
(Romans 12:1).
Father, thank
You for nailing our sin on the cross by sacrificing Your only begotten Son,
Jesus. Thank You, that His death and resurrection enable us to be at peace with
You, Holy God, and live daily as You would have us live. Help us to wake up
each day with praises on our lips and the determination to be completely
surrendered to Your will, to live as ones who have been forgiven and purchased
with the blood of Jesus.
Phillips, Craig, and Dean have a beautiful song based on Galatians 2:20. You can listen to it here:
https://video.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?p=I+am+crucified+with+christ+with+lyrics&hspart=att&hsimp=yhs-att_001#id=1&vid=b522395474002816bbdc8323baf081e6&action=view
Phillips, Craig, and Dean have a beautiful song based on Galatians 2:20. You can listen to it here:
https://video.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?p=I+am+crucified+with+christ+with+lyrics&hspart=att&hsimp=yhs-att_001#id=1&vid=b522395474002816bbdc8323baf081e6&action=view
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