Galatians 2:19 “For through the law I died to the law so that I might live for God.
The King James Version of Gal 2:20 contains the phrase “not I, but Christ.” Some time ago I came across commentary about this version of this verse that stuck with me. Honestly, I remember nothing of the commentary except the strength and appropriateness of the phrase “not I, but Christ.”
Galatians 2:20a I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me….
There is so much I cannot do, so many ways I fall short again and again. But I’m not tasked with saving myself. I can’t. Thankfully, “not I, but Christ.” Sometimes I get awfully judgy about other people, what they say and do or fail to say and do, “yet not I, but Christ.” Sometimes I label people as too far gone, unworthy of Christ’s grace, “yet not I, but Christ.”
Galatians 2:20b …The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
Precious Savior, Thank You for the truth of Galatians 2:20. Thank You that You live in me, that You are an intricate part of my being. When I feel overwhelmed or judgmental, when I doubt or condemn, every moment of every day, help me remember, “not I, but Christ.” Thank You, Jesus. Amen.
Galatians 2:21 I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be gained through the law, Christ died for nothing!”
Have a blessed day.