Prayer – Lord Jesus, thank you that You have given
eternal life all those who believe in You. That includes me. My body may one
day die…but You, along with the Holy Spirit, have given me life…forever. How I
look forward to living with You forever.
But you are not controlled by your sinful nature. You
are controlled by the Spirit if you have the Spirit of God living in you. (And
remember that those who do not have the Spirit of Christ living in them do not
belong to him at all.) And Christ lives within you, so even though your body
will die because of sin, the Spirit gives you life because you have been made
right with God. The Spirit of God, who raised Jesus from the dead, lives in
you. And just as God raised Christ Jesus from the dead, he will give life to
your mortal bodies by this same Spirit living within you. Romans 8:9-11
Meditate. Consider spiritual life.
The Spirit lives within me. What a great realization. Equally wonderful is the realization that God will raise each believer’s mortal body—just like He did Jesus. Up from the grave He arose! So, one day there will be a great exodus to Heaven. How is that all going to fit together? God’s plan is a bit of a mystery. It is a great puzzle just waiting to be put together. We’ve got to delve into the Scriptures praying for discernment for ourselves to totally understand. Is that something you want to do? I certainly do! We don’t know the hour or the specific day(s) when things will happen, but God has given clues and words of prophesy for the future. Just as Paul wrote to the Romans in this passage today: You are controlled by the Spirit if you have the Spirit of God living in you. (And remember that those who do not have the Spirit of Christ living in them do not belong to him at all.) Since you have the Spirit of God, you don’t need to have any fear of the future. No fear, just trust in the Lord. He has this under control. With Him we have spiritual life…even after death.
Verse of Salvation ~ There is salvation in no one else!
God has given no other name under heaven by which we must be saved." Acts
4:12
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