The second half of verse 20 in chapter 2 is one of the most beautiful statements in the English language. Paul said "The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me."
There are a lot of us who spend at least part of our lives, if not the whole, forgetting this great sentence.
Many of us forget the "live by faith" part, and go through our whole lives trying to be "good enough" to please God, trying somehow to earn His love and favor. Any such effort is doomed to failure. None of us will ever be good enough to please God.
Secondly, we forget the "loved me and gave himself for me" part. All we have in God and Christ comes form God's great love, and Christ's amazing willingness to give himself up for us. If you have ever felt that no on loves you or cares for you or understands you, be assured that God the Father and God the Son loved you so much that they made the ultimate sacrifice for you, and this makes you very special.
However you are and where ever you are, God loves you. That is incredible.
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I love this Blog. It helps to remind me of God's words and understanding more about it. It gives strength and refresher amongst the hectic of workloads. E.g. The Gal 2:17-21 reminds me that we live by faith which I may have forgetten when I am dragged too far in high pressure work and dead line. I will share this Blog with friends in the same situation. Thanks Pst. Dave.
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