“But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you.”
Romans 8:11 (New King James Version)
We read in verse 8 “So then , those who are in the flesh cannot please God”… what does that mean ? Aren’t we all right now living physically as human beings in flesh ? Here its not about being physically in the flesh , but living according to the flesh. Well lets meditate together on this There are two roads right now in front of us. Lets look at both these roads.
Road ‘Flesh’ : Where we walk according to Flesh. In this road as we stroll along we give in to the desires of the flesh… things of the world… lust, greed, pride, anger, lies , filthy language…
Road ‘Spirit’ : Where we walk according to Spirit. In this road we walk in accordance to His will… we walk according to the desires and will of God… Our minds are not set on things of this world… but our minds are set on things above
Verse 5 : “For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit”
Verse 6 : “For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace”
Verse 7-8 : “Because the carnal mind is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, nor indeed can be. So then, those who are in the flesh cannot please God.”
We see that there is absolutely no connection between these two roads. They are disjoint. Quick check : Which road are we walking on now ?
We read in verses 10-11 , “And if Christ is in you, the body is dead because of sin, but the Spirit is life because of righteousness. But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you.”
Now anything that is of the flesh is put to death. This flesh which acts in conflict to the Spirit is put to death. Why ? because now Christ lives in us. Life and death are opposites… Jesus Christ and Sin are opposites. When we look into our lives what do we see ? Do we see Christ in us ? Or do we see sin ?
When we walk in the Spirit , Christ gives life to our mortal bodies through His Spirit . Because of His Spirit this mortal body now has true life and is to be used for His glory. Everything about us … our body , our thoughts , our desire is to walk in subjection to the will of God .
I’m sure a lot of us must be familiar with the quote “ Ask not what your country can do for you but what you can do for your country” . How many of us wake up in the morning and say “Lord , how may I be used for Your glory today “ instead of having a big list of asking God to do things. Don’t get me wrong . I’m not saying don’t ask God for things … but have we gotten so lost in our needs that we have not even taken the time to seek Him and His will. How many of us have a heart which says “Lord Here I am !”. How many of us are walking according to the Spirit ?
God Bless
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