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Daily Beats From Your Pastor’s Heart:

2 Corinthians 5:14-15, “For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead:  And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again.”

It is wonderful to discover that once we have received Christ, He becomes our relationship to ourselves. 

Paul makes this clear in the above verses. 

When he says, “One died for all,” according to our understanding, we probably would continue the sentence by saying, “then all are forgiven.” 

Of course, this truth is found in other passages of Scripture–when Christ died for all, He died to forgive all. 

But here in these verses Paul is stressing another aspect of Christ’s death. 

The statement “If One died for all, then all died” reveals a crucial fact about our relationship to ourselves. 

In verse 15 Paul opens up what the issue should be of our having died in Christ’s death–“that those who live should live no longer to themselves, but to Him.” 

In other words, our relating to ourselves has ceased. 

Christ is now our true relationship to ourselves. 

We do not live to ourselves any longer. 

We live to Him.

The death of Christ is not only for our forgiveness; it is also for our termination. 

The terminating of the self is very positive because it has one goal in view–the release of Christ living in us. 

When we no longer live to ourselves, we are no longer our point of reference in our daily life and affairs. 

Our point of reference is no longer the self, but Christ. 

To live FOR Him is to live TO Him.


Until Tomorrow,

With a Shepherd’s Love

Pastor

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TODAY’S PRAYER LIST

Debra Roberts – Home in need of prayer
Hanna Hall – Pray For Grace
James Parsons – Still Amazing The Doctors

Lillian Brockway’s family in passing of her Brother

Amy Garner’s Mother – Better –  
Ashley Burn’s Sisters
Barbara Shed’s Family – 
Bill Lawhead  – Cancer Returned
Bill Moody –
Carla Martin – Pneumonia
Charlie Sessom –Waiting – 
Colby/Connor – Allison’s G’sons–
Denise Stubbs – Kim Allison’s Mom 
Don Slate – Angela Bryan’s Dad – Hospice
Doug Fritzel – 
Greg & Keith Payne – Lisa’s Brother

James Garner – Shoulder Replacement Monday 
James Garner’s G’Son – 
John Burnette –
Joyceann – James Garner’s Daughter 
Kimberly – Dustin’s Sister– 
Larry Barker – Hip Replacement
Lavona Davis –

Linda Breedlove’s Sister – Sarah  
Lynn – Nancy Brown’s Daughter – 
Mary Sims – 
Michael Stanley –
Nancy Brown’s G’Daughter – 
Nora Allison – Dustin’s Mom – 
Pastor Stucke– Nikki’s Dad
Paula Ferus’ Missionary Friend 
Ricky Stubbs – 
Roseleigh Osborn – 
Scott Lanier – Lisa’s Cousin –
Sharon Blalock– 
Sherry Yoachum – Recovering
Shaelyn – Jill’s Friend
Shannon Golden – 
Sheila Simmons Cousin – 
Todd Bailey – 
Todd Roberts –
Tom Witcher –
Wanda Galanti –