Once we are
Born Again, we are one Spirit with Christ who dwells within us (1 Corinthians
6:17). He strengthens us to continually overcome the sinful desires and evil
spirits that threaten and tempt our flesh (1 John 5:4; 2 Corinthians 2:14;
Romans 8:37).
Every time
Satan finds something to use to tempt us to sin, it is an idol in our life. These
remaining secret unconfessed and unsurrendered sins still dwell in us, which
the Spirit has not yet brought to our attention.
We brought
those idols with us from our old life and they are still causing issues now in
our new life (Genesis 31:34; 2 Corinthians 5:17). God calls us to willing lay
down these secret sins as His Spirit draws them to our attention.
He will
complete the work He started in our soul, just as He did in our spirit and will
also do with our future immortal body (Philippians 1:6). Daily, He carries out
His work of perfection until there is no longer any entrenched sin in our body
or soul.
We simply
enter Christ’s rest each moment of our day and submit to His Spirit’s mercy,
grace and direction (Colossians 1:27, 2:2). As we walk in the Spirit moment by
moment, we will never fulfill the lusts of the flesh (Galatians 5:15-25).
Then, God’s
Spirit and the divinity of Christ within us renovate our thoughts, choices and
emotions from carnal ones to those, which are spiritually minded (Romans 12:2;
Ephesians 4:23).
Prayer:
Father God,
without You in our life we are hopeless and undone (John 15:5). We thank You
for giving us Your Spirit to perfect us day by day. We thank You for Jesus’
life and character that overcomes unrighteousness within us and presents us as
a spotless Bride (2 Corinthians 4:7).
As we mature
spiritually and enjoy a deeper and more intimate relationship with You, we will
more clearly see Your purpose in our life. We learn to rejoice during trials
and times of difficulty, because we know that patience is having her perfect
work in us and seasons of great victory follow seasons of spiritual battle.
Thought for
the Day:
Rather than
box with the winds of adversity, we embrace them; the Bible has current answers
for us regardless of the questions that plague our mind, if we will only take
the time to search them out.
