Galatians 2:20a I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me:

Ever since the invention of the camera phone selfies have been sent from phone to phone and posted on the internet. Some are funny, some are just sad, even the president has been caught up in it.

Having been part of a difficult conversation about Christ in us, it seems many of us have a difficult time seeing Christ in ourselves. We would love to take a selfie and look to see “Hey that looks like Christ.” I wish it was just that easy.

A selfie is a snapshot in time, a moment of capturing an image which cannot and should not be mistaken to represent all that you are in this life. Christ in us cannot be seen that way either. We cannot expect to see Christ in  ourselves by any moment, evidenced on film or in words on a piece of paper.

Galatians 2:20b and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

So often we look at living by faith as living by my faith, but that is not what the scripture says. The faith of the Son of God, He is the faithful one. Living by my faith is but yet another “selfie”. That is why it seems so difficult to capture an image of Christ in us. Living by faith is not static, it is an outpouring of the spirit which is invisible. If you want to see Christ in you, don’t look in the mirror or take a selfie, look to the effect of Christ on others.

John 3:8 The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.

You won’t see the wind blowing, but you will see the leaves on the tree move.