The Trinity originally created mankind in their image
(Genesis 1:6). Adam and Eve enjoyed an existence of body, soul and spirit in
close fellowship with the Father. They maintained the same divine nature, which
Christ exhibited.
Yet, when they believed Satan's lies, they chose to
ignore their divine nature and to give in to Satan's temptation of their human
nature instead. As a result, their spirit died; and at birth, our spirit is
also dead in sin.
This did not take God by surprise. He already knows the
end of time from the beginning (Isaiah 46:10). That is why, before
He created the world, He planned to become Emmanuel (Genesis 1:1; Matthew 1:23).
He paid the ransom for the sin debt (Romans 4:25, 5:6) of
anyone who will choose to submit to His will, rather than to our human desires
or the devil's temptations (John 3:16-18).
God's Spirit regenerates our spirit and sanctifies our
soul so that we will live in the divine nature of Christ in us, rather than
through our human nature with its carnal thoughts and desires (2 Peter 1:4;
John 1:1, 12-14).
This is possible, because our spirit is Born Again. It is
no longer we who live, but Christ who lives in us (Galatians 2:20; Romans 12:2,
8:29; 2 Corinthians 3:18). We live, move and have our existence in Christ alone
(Acts 17:28).
The life, which we live in this body, is lived through
the faith of God's holy Son (Galatians 2:20). We are united with Christ in our
spirit, just as Jesus' humanity was united with God, while He lived on this
earth.
We continue the work of Christ and we do greater works,
as we function as His Body (John 3:3-6, 14:12). We think, feel, speak and act
in the will of God as we follow the leading of His Spirit through every
decision we make and every action we take (Proverbs 3:5-6).
This affects our behavior and words in our vocation,
marriage, family, neighborhood and church Body. We live as a city on a hill,
and we never hide the light of Christ within us or darken it by sin (Matthew
5:14-16).
Prayer:
Father God, thank You for helping us to renew our mind
through the washing of the water of Your Word (Ephesians 5:26). Since Christ
set us free from sin, then help us to stay free from its destructive clutches
(Galatians 5:1).
Teach us how to walk in the divine nature of Christ in
us. Help us to live and move and have our being in Him, so that we can walk in
Your will, exhibit Your character and do the works of Christ all the days of
our life.
Thought for the Day:
Even though our body will die, because of the sin that curses
this world, God's Spirit gives our soul His divine life as He resides within
our regenerated spirit once He justifies us through salvation in Christ. - Romans
8:10
