March 8: Galatians 2:20 - Have You Surrendered All? (Today's Reflection from My Utmost For His Highest)

Symbolizing surrender, burial, and the quiet beginning of new life in Christ.

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

Galatians 2:20 invites us into a surrender far deeper than behavior or effort. Chambers presses on the truth that Christ does not ask for our polished goodness or our attempts at being worthy—He asks for what is most real in us. Our sin. Our pride. Our self‑insistence. The parts we would rather hide.

Surrender begins when we stop offering God our “almost” and finally hand Him what is true. Only then can the Spirit exchange our false strength for Christ’s real righteousness. And as He continues His work, He gently reveals the next layer we cling to—our rights, our desires, our self‑definitions, our imagined control.

There is always a moment of sharp disillusionment when we see ourselves honestly in His light. Not because He shames us, but because His holiness exposes the pride that quietly resists Him. Yet this moment is mercy. It is the doorway into freedom.

To be crucified with Christ is not a poetic idea—it is the daily relinquishing of the self we have protected. It is the quiet, steady “yes” to being remade. And in that surrender, God equips us for everything He asks of us. What we release becomes the very space where His life rises within us.

Prayer
Lord, take what is false in me and replace it with what is true in You.
Teach me to surrender without fear, to trust Your light, and to rest in Your mercy.
Shape my life into something that reflects Your own.
In Jesus' name, Amen.

Breath Prayer
Inhale: You are the potter
Exhale: I am the clay

May your surrender become the quiet place where Christ’s life takes root.

~ Quil

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