NOT
I BUT CHRIST
BREAD
20 I
have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me.
The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me
and gave himself for me. Galatians 2:20
(NIV)
3 For
what the law was powerless to do in that it was weakened by the sinful nature,
God did by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful man to be a sin
offering. And so he condemned sin in sinful man, 4 in order that the righteous
requirements of the law might be fully met in us, who do not live according to
the sinful nature but according to the Spirit. 5 Those who live according to
the sinful nature have their minds set on what that nature desires; but those
who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit
desires. 6 The
mind of sinful man is death, but the mind controlled by the Spirit is life and
peace; 7 the
sinful mind is hostile to God. It does not submit to God's law, nor can it do
so. 8 Those
controlled by the sinful nature cannot please God. 9 You, however, are controlled
not by the sinful nature but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you.
And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ.
10 But if
Christ is in you, your body is dead because of sin, yet your spirit is alive
because of righteousness. 11 And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the
dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life
to your mortal bodies through his Spirit, who lives in you. Romans 8:3-11 (NIV)
3 Grace
and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, 4 who gave himself for our sins
to rescue us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and
Father, 5 to
whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen. Galatians
1:3-5 (NIV)
21 God
made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the
righteousness of God. 2 Corinthians
5:21 (NIV)
4 “Remain in me, and I will remain in you. No branch can bear
fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless
you remain in me. 5 I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me
and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.
6 If anyone does not remain in me, he is like a branch that is
thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and
burned.” John 15:4-6 (NIV)
7 To
keep me from becoming conceited because of these surpassingly great
revelations, there was given me a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to
torment me. 8 Three
times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. 9 But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect
in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my
weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me. 10 That is why, for Christ's
sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in
difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong. 2 Corinthians 12:7-10 (NIV)
13 I can
do everything through him who gives me strength. Philippians 4:13 (NIV)
1 Therefore,
since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off
everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run
with perseverance the race marked out for us. 2 Let us fix our eyes on Jesus,
the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured
the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of
God. 3 Consider
him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow
weary and lose heart. Hebrews 12:1-3
(NIV)
20 Now to
him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according
to his power that is at work within us, 21 to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus
throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen. Ephesians 3:20-21 (NIV)
BUTTER
“We
shall never find happiness by looking at our prayers, our doings, or our
feelings; it is what Jesus is, not what we are, that gives rest to the
soul. If we would at once overcome Satan
and have peace with God, it must be by ‘looking unto Jesus’. Keep thine eye simply on Him; let His death,
His sufferings, His merits, His glories, His intercession, be fresh upon thy
mind; when thou wakest in the morning look to Him; when thou liest down at
night look to Him. Oh! Let not thy hopes or fears come between thee
and Jesus; follow hard after Him, and He will never fail thee.” C.
H. Spurgeon
“God is looking for people through whom He can do the impossible. What a pity when we plan only the things we
can do by ourselves.” A.W. Tozer
“Life is hopeless without Christ. But He
is alive, and He is willing to fill every void in your life. You can look to
Him for all the right answers to your every question. Jesus will meet you right
where you are. God knows you, and He loves you. He knows your deepest needs. Keep
His Word close to your heart, and you will not be deceived.” Michael
Youssef
“Jesus is the One who shows us the
paradoxical route to meaning in a chaotic and hostile world. It’s the paradox of the gospel: Strength is
found in weakness. Control is found in dependency. Power is found in surrender….God
uses the frustrations of this life and the hurt of relationships to compel us
to look beyond what we can control to the God who controls all things in order
to woo us to himself. As we move from control to surrender, we move from
chasing the wind under the sun to embracing God above it.” Dan
Allender
“On Him
then reckon, to Him look, on Him depend:
and be assured that if you walk with Him, look to Him and expect help
from Him, He will never fail you. An
older brother, who has known the Lord for forty-four years, who writes this,
says for your encouragement that He has never failed him. In the greatest difficulties, in the heaviest
trials, in the deepest poverty and necessities, He has never failed me; but because
I was enabled by His grace to trust in Him, He has always appeared for my
help. I delight in speaking well of His
Name.” George Mueller
“Are
you fighting with the adversary today?
Are Satan, the world, and the flesh, all against you? Be not discouraged nor dismayed. Fight on!
For God Himself is with you; Jehovah Nissi is your banner, and Jehovah
Rophi is the healer of your wounds. Fear
not, you shall overcome, for who can defeat Omnipotence? Fight on, ‘looking unto Jesus;’ and though
long and stern be the conflict, sweet will be the victory, and glorious the
promised reward.” Charles H. Spurgeon
“God is always looking for boys and girls and men and women who are available to Him. Look at Judges 6:34: "Then the Spirit of the Lord came on Gideon." The literal meaning of this verse is this: The Spirit of the Lord was worn around him like a suit. It covered him all over. The Spirit of the Lord came all over him. God was not looking for the most courageous person. He was not looking for the most powerful warrior. He was not looking for the best strategist or the best thinker. He was looking for a man who, conscious of his own weakness, was nevertheless willing. He was looking for a man who would be dependent on God's power, not his own. He was looking for a person who was willing to grow in his faith in God, who was willing to take God at His word, though he might ask for confirmation three times. God was looking for someone through whom He could demonstrate His unparalleled faithfulness.” Michael Youssef
“I arise today Through God’s strength to pilot me: God’s might to uphold me, God’s wisdom to
guide me, God’s eye to look before me, God’s ear to hear me, God’s word to
speak to me, God’s hand to guard me, God’s way to lie before me, God’s shield
to protect me, God’s host to save me, From snares of devils, From temptations
of vices, From every one who shall wish me ill, Afar and anear, Alone and in a
multitude.”
St.
Patrick
“For
every one look within, take ten looks at Christ.” Robert
Murray M’Cheyne
“We need to keep
reminding ourselves that without the Lord we can do nothing. It needs to become
a habit of mind with each of us to tell the Lord as we tackle each task, ‘I
can’t do this without your help, please help me’, and then to expect to be
helped because we have admitted our helplessness, given up self-reliance and
are now looking to Him.” J. I.
Packer
HEART SAVOR
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I can’t do it, He never said I could. He can do it, He always said He would.
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The One
Who gives the power gets the glory.
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Apart
from Christ, I can do nothing eternal.
All things lasting come from His omnipotent hand.
