Will You Die to Yourself?

How can all this become a reality? By faith! We read, “Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life [the overcoming life], to which you were also called . . . .” 1 Tim. 6:12. And: “What manner of persons ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness . . . ?” 2 Pet. 3:11.

It is easy to understand that no one is going to strive to believe that he has been crucified to something which he loves and wants to keep. In other words, before we can lay hold of faith in being crucified with Christ, we must have grown tired of ourselves. Yes, we have to be so sick and tired of sin and all the activity of self that we are thankful to be crucified with Christ and receive Him as Leader and Lord over our lives.

If you have this attitude, God will see to it that you get the opportunity to lay hold of faith in being crucified with Christ.

Consequently, two things are necessary to be crucified with Christ: (1) To want it. (2) To believe it!