Monday, September 20, 2010

FREEDOM IN THE SPIRIT






Romans 8: 9-11




God's Holy Spirit lives within me for resurrection power in this life and in the

end, resurrection power for eternal life spent where the streets are paved in

gold. God's Word assures me that the Holy Spirit "will give life to your mortal bodies," advocating that the power to change-not my situation or circumstances, but to change me and who I've become. To change me from the inside out. God never intended for me to live a fruitful and victorious life apart from the power of the Holy Spirit. The harsh reality of the Christian experience is that it is impossible to even try. Apart from the power of the Spirit we will only know frustration as we try to live life "more abundantly." Self-knowledge,will power,reasoning,a new game plan, or the ever popular inspirational self-help book always seems to fall short in the pursuit of real power that changes lives. But,if the same Holy Spirit who was more than able to resurrect Jesus Christ from the dead and today lives within me,surely longs to resurrect my sinful and broken life into something of value to be used to minister to a hurting world that surrounds me."Greater is He who is in me than he who is in this world."


By: Mark Dellacqua

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