God gave His Church, His Bride, His Holy Habitation, the
dynamite power of His Spirit who dwells within us. There is nothing that we
cannot do. If we rely on our human resources, we will fail more often than not.
If we walk in the Spirit, we will not need the lusts of the flesh to make us
happy (Galatians 5:16-25). If we begin walking
in the Spirit and then give up, we will live a miserable life.
Many Christians have no idea that at Salvation, the Holy
Spirit comes to live in us (1 Corinthians 6:19).
It is not a separate experience. We have the fullness of the Spirit dwelling in
us from the moment that we believe only on the Lord Jesus Christ to be saved.
We have daily fillings of His Spirit (Ephesians
5:18), but He is resident within us from the point of our salvation.
We do not want to grieve the Holy Spirit by entertaining
sin in our life (Ephesians 4:30). We can
occupy our time with religious activity, control our flesh and our sinful
desires and meditate on God’s Word continually, but if our spirit is still dead
in sin, none of this human activity reaps any benefit for us other than a more
peaceful life on this earth.
All of our efforts reap no eternal reward for us because
they are all done in the flesh. We give our human will the place of the Holy
Spirit in our life (1 Corinthians 3:1). Let’s give up everything we hold dear
in the natural world, which stands between our Living Lord and us, and walk in
God’s Spirit each moment of the day. What we think we will lose will be
returned to us in a way, which is a million times better.
Prayer:
Father God, help us not to attempt to perfect our self in
the flesh, rather than submitting our will and our life to Your Spirit. We do
not want to fail You in this life and end up reaping hell in the process. We
prefer to serve You wholeheartedly and to give You the praise and the glory for
all of the works, which Your Spirit leads us to accomplish for You.
Thought for the Day:
We gain no return on what we sacrifice in the flesh. So
let’s lay down our human will, character, wisdom and efforts, and fully embrace
the thoughts and works of Christ instead.
