The Daily Fountain Devotional of the Church Of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) 20 June 2026 – Crucified To The World
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TOPIC: Crucified To The World
READ: Galatians 6:11-18
11 See with what large letters I have written to you with my own hand!
12 As many as desire to make a good showing in the flesh, these would compel you to be circumcised, only that they may not suffer persecution for the cross of Christ.
13 For not even those who are circumcised keep the law, but they desire to have you circumcised that they may boast in your flesh. 14 But God forbid that I should boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by [a]whom the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.
15 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision avails anything, but a new creation.
16 And as many as walk according to this rule, peace and mercy be upon them, and upon the Israel of God.
17 From now on let no one trouble me, for I bear in my body the marks of the Lord Jesus.
18 Brethren, the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.
THE MESSAGE:
Today, we want to stress the importance of the cross of the Lord Jesus Christ as the only divine strategy for achieving victory over the flesh. In our text, Paul writes, “But God forbid that I should boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world” (verse 14). Paul understood that a life controlled by the flesh does not only show in moral decay but also in self-righteousness or boastful moral devotion (verses 19-21). Paul noted that becoming a new creation is made possible when one is in Christ (2 Corinthians 5:17). The death of Jesus Christ means that the flesh and his deeds have been crucified. Through Jesus’ resurrection, a new life under the influence of the Holy Spirit, was made available. Therefore, anyone who embraces the cross of Christ has been set free to serve the living God.
Child of God, you do not need to struggle under the power of sin; your freedom is guaranteed in Christ. The influence of the flesh can only be overcome by your faith in Jesus Christ and the victory He has secured for you; it is a product of His finished work on the cross. No one can overcome the flesh by observing rules and regulations but through the grace that flows from the cross of Christ. Embracing the cross of Christ is the only way to gain victory over the sinful nature. As you determine to live for Christ, never depend on your strength.
PRAYER: Lord, I put my faith in the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Amen.
