11/12/2025
Dying to Live
What we (The Church) so often miss in the rhythm of our daily lives is the point of living itself. The whole reason we exist—born into this fragile world, walking its dusty paths—is to die. Not merely a physical death, but a daily dying to the flesh.
Each day invites us to crucify the parts of us that cling to selfishness, pride, and sin, so that something eternal can grow in its place. We are being shaped, refined, and re-formed into spiritual beings fit for eternity in the presence of a Holy God.
Because the point of dying—the true purpose of shedding this flesh—is to live forever with Jesus in the Spirit. But here’s the hard truth: I cannot live forever unless I first die.
This life is our training ground for eternity. It’s where we peel away the layers of spiritual junk we were born with, the baggage we’ve picked up along the way, and even the burdens that have found us uninvited. Like shedding excess weight, we are meant to lose what weighs us down. But dying hurts. It’s uncomfortable. It’s a daily walk of choice—living for Jesus or for something else.
We all live for something. For ourselves, our family, our job, our money, our power. We all serve someone or something—whether we realize it or not. And when we die, we don’t suddenly change direction. Those who have spent their lives chasing the flesh will carry it into eternity; those who have surrendered it daily will rise strong and fit for glory.
Each day is a step. We walk toward God or away from Him. But make no mistake—we are walking. And every small death along the way is not loss, but preparation for the life that never ends.
Lord prepare us to walk with you, help us as we try daily to shed the flesh and live for you!
But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.
~1 Peter 2:9 ESV
