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I am Nothing Without Christ

Galatians 2:20

… it is Christ living in me. I still live in my body, but I live by faith in the Son of God. He loved me and gave Himself to save me. 

People wear gloves before doing many kinds of work, such as digging the soil, hammering the nails, raking the leaves, hoeing in the garden, painting the walls and even carrying heavy furniture. However, we know that without the hands, gloves are powerless and are not able to do anything. Gloves can be very useful because of the hand inside them.

This illustrates that when we have Jesus inside us, we have the power to do great things for His glory. We should acknowledge Jesus in all our achievements and success. 

Sometimes we may start thinking that we do some pretty great things. We may brag about how high our grades are or we might tell everybody about how much volunteer work we have done. 

The next time you start thinking that you have done something great, remember the gloves. They can do nothing without a hand inside. You and I can do nothing without Christ inside us.

Prayer

Dear God, help me to remember that apart from You, I can do nothing. Amen.