Eternal Purpose

Galatians 2:20 KJV “I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless, I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.”

The eternal purpose for every true believer in the Lord Jesus Christ is to die to self and live for Christ. To die to self is synonymous to self-denial (Matthew 16:24). The Lord Jesus Christ said any believer who is not ready to deny himself to follow after Him, is not worthy of Him (Matthew 10:38).  God is constant (Hebrews 13:8). His power has not diminished. What He did yesterday, He can do today, and forever. We humans are the ones who can change and be tossed up and down by our emotions. God wants every true believer to experience the exceeding great and precious promises available through our faith in Christ Jesus. However, there is one over-riding motive that stands to pollute a Christian’s walk and keep him or her from entering into the fullness of God’s rest and empowerment, and that is serving self above Jesus Christ. Self is standing in God’s way to bless us, to the fullest. If we hope to live a fruitful life, we must die to the self-life. This will require us to present our bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, and to constantly renew our minds with God’s word for transformation (Romans 12:1-2). We must also lay aside every weight and sin that we constantly fall prey to (Hebrews 12:1).