Romans 8:11

PASSAGE: Romans 8:11 - If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit who dwells in you.

PAUSE: The Holy Spirit is the presence of God that enters and dwells in the life of every believer in order to infuse us with His resurrection power! Friend, if you have reduced the Christian life to some version of you trying to keep God’s commands with your own power and understanding, PLEASE STOP NOW! That’s so old covenant, and Israel’s constant failure in the Old Testament is all the proof we need that it's IMPOSSIBLE! So, God did something brand new, which was His plan all along. God sent His Son to actually defeat and dethrone sin, death and the devil, which Jesus did through the cross. Then Jesus was resurrected by the Father through the power of the Spirit to unleash NEW LIFE in all who believe in Him. This new life is a life that God transforms from the inside out. He gives us a new heart, which not only desires to love God supremely and live for His glory beautifully, but our new heart for Jesus is full of the Holy Spirit’s empowerment. Power to begin to experience victory over sin struggles. Power to grow in our capacity to love one another with Jesus’ love!

PRAYER: Heavenly Father, We praise You for raising Jesus from the dead by the power of Your Spirit and then giving us brand new life by that same Spirit! Amen.