Men’s Ministry – The Daily Watch
A Man Who Accepts the Verdict of the Cross
Devotional Snapshot
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- Series:
- The Daily Watch – Men’s Grace-Filled Devotionals
- Scripture:
- Galatians 2:20 (NIV)
- Big Idea:
- The cross declares a finished verdict over the believer’s old life.
Scripture for Today
“I have been crucified with Christ…” Galatians 2:20a (NIV)
Devotional Thought
The cross is not only where Christ died. It is where your old life was judged.
“I have been crucified with Christ.”
Not gradually. Not partially.
Decisively.
The verdict has already been given.
The old self— its guilt, its claim, its authority— has been dealt with at the cross.
A man who accepts the verdict of the cross does not keep reopening what God has already closed.
He does not rehearse what Christ has already judged. He does not negotiate with what has already been crucified.
He agrees with the cross.
Sunday evening is a moment to settle this truth:
The old life is not being improved. It has been crucified.
Rest in that reality.
Questions to Consider
- Am I still identifying with what Christ has already crucified?
- Do I accept God’s verdict over my old life, or do I keep revisiting it?
- What would it look like to fully agree with the cross tonight?
Prayer
Heavenly Father, help me accept the truth that I have been crucified with Christ. Guard me from returning to what You have already judged, and teach me to rest in the finished work of the cross. In Jesus Name, Amen.
Encouragement for Tonight
The cross has already spoken over your old life. Agree with it, and rest.
Go Deeper
The verse for this devotional (Galatians 2:20) sits within the larger study passage Galatians 2:15-21. Explore its full context, structure, key terms, and connections at OliveGrove, our Scripture study library:
Galatians 2:15-21: Crucified with Christ: Justification by Faith, Not by Law
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