Christ Died for us as Sinners. He now lives for us as Brothers and Sisters.
“8but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. 9Since, therefore, we have now been justified by his blood, much more shall we be saved by him from the wrath of God. 10For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life.” – Romans 5:8-10 (ESV)
We were saved from death by the death of Christ. We are given life in Christ through His resurrection from that death. Our life is made better by the death and life of Christ. He died so we did not have to and He rose to give us life.
“8We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; 9persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed; 10always carrying in the body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our bodies.” – 2 Corinthians 4:8-10 (ESV)
As Christians, we are a lot of things, but beaten is not one of them. We are always aware of sacrifice of Christ’s death for us, but we should also be always aware of the life given to us by the resurrected life of Christ.
When you look at it, are you aware of what Christ did for you? Are you ever aware of His death so you did not have to die? Are you living the life that He gave to you through His resurrection?
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