A Life Worthy

Tag: Romans 8

  • One-a-Day Wednesday, 2/12/14

    number 1You, however, are controlled not by the sinful nature, but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you (Romans 8:9).

    If.

    If the Spirit of God lives in you.

    That there’s a pretty big “if.”

    If you’re not certain whether the Spirit of God lives in you, that, I humbly suggest, is your first fish to fry.  If you have admitted that you are a sinner, “Fallen short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23), if you have accepted Christ’s death on the cross in your place (Romans 5:6-8), and if you have accepted Jesus as your Lord and Savior (Romans 10:9), then yes, the Spirit of God lives in you (Acts 2:38).

    And, therefore, you are not controlled by sin.

    It may feel like you are some days, but you are not.

    Notice, Paul didn’t say you won’t sin, he said you won’t be controlled by sin.  As tough as it is to admit, the sins we commit, we choose.

    Whaddaya say we both give the Spirit a little more control today?

    I‘ll pray for you—you pray for me.

  • One-a-Day Tuesday, 2/11/14

    number 1Those who live according to the sinful nature have their minds set on what that nature desires, but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires.  The mind of sinful man is death, but the mind controlled by the Spirit is life and peace…  (Romans 8:5-7)

    You hear about people who win the lottery, and then turn around and squander all that money.  They end up worse off than they started.

    (That could never happen to me…and I would really appreciate the opportunity to prove it.)

    Our freedom in Christ is like an inheritance—we are not responsible for how we earned it, but we are responsible for how we spend it.  I’ll repeat my question from yesterday: What will you do with your freedom today?  Will you live for yourself, for your own desires—for the sin nature?  Or will you let your life be controlled by the Spirit, following the desires of the God who knows you so very well, and loves you beyond measure?

    “It is for freedom that Christ has set us free.  Stand firm, then, and do not let yourself be burdened again with the yoke of slavery.” (Gal. 5:1)