” My old self has been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. So, I live in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. I do not treat the grace of God as meaningless. For if keeping the law could make us right with God then there was no need for Christ to die.” Galatians 2:20-21
To completely sell out to Christ Jesus is nothing like you have ever done before. Being sold out to Jesus is not the salvation experience, it is the next step. It is the level by which your faith becomes overwhelming to the world around you. If you come to this place in your walk, where you love Christ more than you care for anything else in your life, including yourself, then you know what being sold out feels like. If you have totally sold out to Jesus, you will know it. There is a great lack of understanding for the term sold out. Just acknowledging right from wrong is not it. This level of belief and dedication in the Lord Jesus is a level that not all achieve or achieve at the same time. It is very difficult to separate from the world around us and totally depend upon the unseen instead of the proof in the seen. Scriptures tell us that we must Love the Lord with all of our heart, mind, soul and strength. Jesus tells us that we are to deny ourselves and take up our Cross and follow Him. That Cross he refers to is the old self that must be crucified. It must pass away and be replaced with the new you. It is dying to this world and living for the next. Some may ask, are we still saved if we are not sold out? The answer is yes. If you have accepted Jesus as your Lord and Savior, you are saved. Your life will reflect change of heart and attitude. However, when you sell out to the Lord you will be consumed by Him. Everything you do and say will be laid upon his ways and your desire to satisfy his ways. Is everyone who is saved sold out to Christ? I believe not. But that does not mean they are not going to heaven. Our lives on this earth can be so much easier with Christ in control. With Jesus at the helm there is nothing that can overcome you, disrupt your attitude of faith and trust in His Living Word. Meditate upon His Holy Word every day. You will be surprised at how much your life will change and how your thoughts and deeds become more useful and helpful to all around you. PRAISE THE LORD IN ALL THINGS!
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