BREAKFAST WITH JESUS
BREAKFAST WITH JESUS
A daily devotional
Pastor Stanley
27th AUGUST 2024
THE SPIRIT OF HIM
Romans 8:11 And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies because of his Spirit who lives in you. (NIV)
First thing to note is that you are a spirit. Secondly, the Holy Spirit lives in your spirit (your heart). The Holy Spirit owns you and not you owns Him. That tells you that He owns your life and how you live it; you are accountable to Him.
Our theme scripture says "And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you..." The Spirit of Him lives in you. He has something to do in you. He not only give life to your mortal body but also energizes your spirit (inner being). He governs your spirit and physical body. The Spirit of Him is your essence, and how your life turn out to be is dependent how much you yield yourself to Him. What becomes of your spirit and body depends on how you yield yourself to Him.
If the Spirit of Him lives in you that doesn't automatically mean He will give life to your mortal body even though that's His mission. He gives life as much as you yield to Him. He cannot do more than you allow Him. That's why you find some Christians who are sick and weak even though the Spirit of Him lives in them.
Yielding oneself to the Holy Spirit is a conscious and deliberate act, you can't say I don't know if I am yielded to Him.
If you yield your body to Him He will give life to your body, that is, vitalize, rejuvenate, replenish and strengthen your mortal body. How do you yield your body to Him? First, by meditating on the Word, meditating on the Holy Spirit, not yielding your body to impurity.
CONFESSION
I am fully yielded to the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead. And that same Spirit lives in me and He gives life; vitalize, rejuvenate, replenish and strengthen my mortal body, in Jesus' Name. Amen.
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