"Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body.
"For we which live are alway delivered unto death for Jesus' sake, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our mortal flesh."

                            -II Corinthians 4:10-11

We've all heard the old saying, "What Would Jesus Do?" We ask ourselves that question for two reasons, the first being that we should all be seeking to be conformed to the image of God's Son (see Romans 8:29) in order to please our heavenly Father; but the second reason is that we are the only Bible some people will ever read, and the only light they will ever see. With that said, we've got to makes sure we are doing what Christ would have us to do. After all, people's eternities are at stake.

That is what Paul is talking about here in II Corinthians chapter 4. Twice in these two verses he speaks of the life of Christ being "made manifest in our mortal flesh." What does this mean? It means that we must allow Christ to live through us so that we can reach the world for Him! It means being able to say, "I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me." (Galatians 2:20) It means crucifying the flesh [i.e. carnal nature] with the affections and lusts as It says in Galatians 5:24. In other words, Christ living through us requires us dying to self and living wholeheartedly for Christ.

This coming week, let's make every effort to allow Christ to have His perfect will in our lives, without restriction (example: "Lord, I'll follow you anywhere except...") Let's present our bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is our reasonable service (Romans 12:1).

"He made the lame walk, and the dumb talk,
He opened blinded eyes to see
That the sun rises on His time,
Yet He knows our deepest desperate need,
And the world waits while His heart aches to realize the dream,
I wonder what life would be like if we let Jesus live through you and me."*

* Big Daddy Weave - What Life Would be Like