Read: Galatians 6:7-14

God forbid that I should boast
except in the cross of our Lord
Jesus Christ, by whom the world
has been crucified to me, and I
to the world. -Galatians 6:14

A woman rushed up to violinist Fritz Kreisler after a
concert and gushed, “Oh, I would give my life to play as
you do!” He answered soberly, “That’s exactly what I
did.”

Kreisler had made a great sacrifice of time, effort,
and personal desires to attain the heights of such human
accomplishments. So too, in the spiritual realm, if we
would become mature followers of Christ, we must be
willing to die to self.

Three crucifixions are in view in Galatians 6:14.
First is the crucifixion of Christ. His sacrificial
death on the cross provided our salvation. Second is
the crucifixion of the world. Its pleasures, honors,
treasures, and anything that hinders us from full
blessing must be rejected. Third, we as believers are
crucified, no longer responsive to the world’s
temptations. The first cross speaks of the basis of our
salvation, the second deals with the result of our
salvation, and the third points to the living out of
that salvation from day to day.

Can you truthfully and enthusiastically say with Paul,
“God forbid that I should boast except in the cross of
our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world has been
crucified to me, and I to the world”? When you can say
that, you’re making a sacrifice that will reap eternal
rewards.
-Henry G. Bosch

Take the world, but give me Jesus,
All its joys are but a name;
But His love abideth ever,
Through eternal years the same. -Crosby

JESUS PAID THE PRICE FOR MY SALVATION;
HOW AM I SHOWING MY GRATITUDE?

OUR DAILY BREAD, Copyright 1999 by Radio Bible Class,
Grand Rapids,Michigan. Used by permission.