20 I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. (Galatians 2)
Sometimes those advertisements really do get you thinking. Like the one that compares retirement age (almost 67) to average life span (78). The looming question is: "Why work so long to enjoy only that final fraction of your life, when you are not at your peak?" Our gut reaction is to "go for all the gusto you can get", live for the now, and unwittingly fall into a life of selfish squander. But what if we die first? Then we don't have to worry about it, and we can really enjoy eternal life beginning now. Dying to oneself. Trusting in Christ's righteousness to "get us in" when we get there. Let's start living - really living - by letting Christ live out in us His good will. Let Him "put to death" those things that keep us from experiencing the abundant life He provides and promises. May Christ be our all in all.
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