The passage from the carnal life to the spiritual life in Christ Jesus happens at the point of sacrifice or the crucifixion. No sacrifice, no experience of the reality of Christ within. No sacrifice, no spiritual living. I am raising this truth today so that people of the world will make the sacrifice unto righteous and become part of the Body of Christ. If the church is going to be the church – the body of Christ in the earth we need to make this a reality in our lives. Now this is not an uncommon statement, for in life, nothing happens for good unless there is a sacrifice. You cannot be what you desire to be or really want to be on the inside unless you make the sacrifice.
When you deny yourself, you make a sacrifice. You say no to self, yes to God and the will God for you life. When you make the sacrifice, then Jesus becomes your life. This is your goal. This is the reality that God wants you to experience. If we are going to be the church that God is looking for, if we are going to follow Jesus, if we are going to be faithful unto God, we must make the sacrifice!
The word is God and when we believe the word and act on the word we set in motion the will of God for us today.