
S – I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. 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.
Galatians 2:20 CSB
O – Commentary:
Having been thus united to Christ, believers share in His death, burial, and resurrection. Paul could therefore write, I have been “crucified with Christ” (lit., “I have been and am now crucified with Christ”). This brought death to the Law. It also brought a change in regard to one’s self: and I no longer live. The self-righteous, self-centered Saul died. Further, death with Christ ended Paul’s enthronement of self; he yielded the throne of his life to Another, to Christ. But it was not in his own strength that Paul was able to live the Christian life; the living Christ Himself took up His abode in Paul’s heart: Christ lives in me. Yet Christ does not operate automatically in a believer’s life; it is a matter of living the new life by faith in the Son of God
“Galatians,” in The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the Scriptures
A – Death to the law but also a death to my self-centeredness. In crucifying myself, it opens the door for faith to grow and mature. That is a daily death to self and activation of trust and belief in God’s goodness.
R – Heavenly Father, we surrender and worship You. Continue to reveal areas where we need to crucify our selfishness. Give us the courage to unlock new areas of faith and trust. We know you have our best in mind regarding your plans.