Walking by the Spirit
Galatians 2:20
Dead men don’t do anything. That is why God has to transfer us from the kingdom of darkness into the kingdom of his beloved Son. But now that I am alive in Christ, I can do anything, right? Well, maybe not. Paul reminds us that we are crucified with Christ. You mean I am dead again? Yep.
But that is a good thing. For you see, when we realize that our current state is really no different from our former state, i.e., completely dependent upon God, we bring God honor because we admit that we are nothing without him. A few verses after this, Paul calls the Galatians foolish for trying to do something post-conversion according to their own strength.
Everything we do must be done in the Spirit. Anything we do in our own strength is worthless. Christ gets all the glory or none. He does not share with dead men. Today, honor Christ in your life by ceasing to depend upon your own strength or wisdom or knowledge to accomplish something.
