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THE EXCHANGED LIFE

WHAT I LONG TO COMMUNICATE
THROUGH MY EXCHANGED LIFE
MESSAGE

Jesus lived as God originally created and intended men to
live. He laid aside who He was by nature (the manifestation
of His Godhead), never to grasp for it or to depend upon it
again. He lived every moment depending on the indwelling
Life of His Father. He has invited us to that same
experience. We lay aside who we are by nature (sinful flesh),
never again to reach back and grasp or depend upon it.
Instead, we live every moment depending on the indwelling
life of the Lord Jesus. The Lord Jesus living in us is on a
quest to bring His redemption to the world. As He lived for
others in His incarnate body, He now pours out His life
through His mystical body, the Church, to draw sinners to
Himself. We do not live for Jesus; He lives for Himself! As
He once died as our Substitute, He now lives as our
Substitute. The exchange is His life in place of mine.