March 21: Galatians 2:20 - A Faith Not Our Own (Today's Reflection from My Utmost For His Highest)

A small green sprout rises from a cracked seed in dark soil, illuminated by soft light. A cross‑shaped shadow falls over the sprout, creating a quiet image of new life emerging beneath the cross.

Galatians 2:20
"I have been crucified with Christ ..."

Reflection
Galatians 2:20 is not a verse about trying harder — it is a declaration of identification. Chambers presses into the truth that the Christian life does not begin with imitation, but with a death. Not a dramatic emotional moment, not a vow to do better, but a moral verdict: my right to myself has been crucified with Christ.

This is the part we resist.

We want to offer God our intentions, our longing, our prayers for a better self. But Paul speaks of the life he now lives — the life others can actually see — and he says it is no longer sourced in him at all. His individuality remains, but the old claim to self‑ownership has been destroyed.

And then comes the miracle:
Paul lives by a faith that did not originate in him. It is not “faith in faith,” not a self‑generated belief he tries to maintain. It is the faith the Son of God Himself has given — a faith that transcends every limit of human effort.

This is the exchanged life.
Christ’s death becomes my death.
Christ’s life becomes my life.
Christ’s faith becomes the very faith by which I stand.

Surrender is not the end of me — it is the beginning of Him in me.

Prayer

Lord, teach me to release my claim to myself.
Let the life I now live be the life You live in me.
Give me the faith that comes from Your own heart,
and let my days reflect the quiet miracle of being Yours.
In Jesus name, Amen.

Breath Prayer

Inhale: I release claim to myself - You are the potter
Exhale: Grant me the faith I need - I am the clay

May your surrender become the doorway where Christ’s life enters and takes root.
~ Quil

This reflection continues the surrender theme from my March 8th post. You may want to revisit that companion reading here: Have You Surrendered All?

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