Our
body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, the Holy of Holies (Hebrews 9:3). The
Holy Spirit lives through us in the perfection of Christ and according to the
will of our Father God (Colossians 2:9). We are no longer sinners chained to the
flesh.
Christ
is our righteousness, deliverance, redemption, sanctification and so much more
(1 Corinthians 1:31). He challenges us to hunger and thirst after righteousness
(Matthew 5:6).
If
our flesh is tempted to sin, we simply remember that it is dead and hidden with
Christ in God (Colossians 3:3; Romans 7:25). When we view any temptation
through the eyes of the Spirit living within us, the sin loses its appeal for
us.
We
realize that we would much rather live righteously through Christ than
unrighteously through our old, dead flesh. We are a new creation freed from the
power of sin through the divinity of Christ who dwells in us.
In
the same way, if we attempt a ministry for the glory of God, and the Spirit did
not lead us to serve in that area, we will never find His anointing in it.
When
Jesus lived in the flesh, He suffered trials in every area, and had just as
many temptations as we do. Yet, in each instance, He drew from the strength of
His divinity; and in the end, He conquered sin, death and hell for us all (Revelations
1:18).
Every
Born Again Believer lives in divine union with this same Christ. Even though we
still live in a body of flesh, we now live by the faith of the Son of God who
cares for us and sacrificed Himself for us (Galatians 2:20).
Sin
has no more power over us; therefore, we live a victorious life through Christ
in us, both now and for all of eternity (James 1:25). We draw from the strength
of His divinity within us for healing, wisdom, strength, righteousness and
direction.
Prayer:
Father
God, our finite mind has such trouble understanding what we cannot see. Yet, the
faith of Christ within us helps us to see with spiritual eyes of understanding.
Help us to walk in Your truth by the faith of Your Son, Jesus Christ, who
dwells within us by Your Spirit; so that we no longer think that we have to sin
and we may bear fruit for You (Romans 7:4).
We
limit Your use of us on this earth by our watered down concept that we are still
sinners and will always be sinners weighted down by our sinful, fleshly nature.
Remind us that this old nature is already dead in Christ, that we are new
creations by Your Spirit, and that we are now spiritual beings and slaves to
righteousness, not to sin (Galatians 2:20; Romans 6:18).
Thought
for the Day:
Once
we make Christ our whole life, we are no longer sinners hindered by sin and our
flesh, because the power of the spiritual law of life through the Holy Spirit
has set us free from the power of the fleshly law which once held us in bondage
to sin and death.
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Colossians 3:3-5; Romans 6:14, 6:22, 8:2; John 8:36
