The Spirit of Christ

     I need to remind myself, consistently, daily, that I now have the righteousness of Christ. My sins are forgiven, past, present and future. God’s love is not conditional on the works we do or how “good” we are. None of us are without sin.

For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. Romans 3:21

     Yes, all of us, every single one of us fall short. But God…

But God demonstrates His own love for us in this; while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:8

     He paid a high price to save us. Let’s not take it for granted. He can and will use us for His higher purpose during our short lives on earth. The call is real and it is powerful. He energizes us with passion and we have the very Spirit that raised Christ from the dead at our disposal!

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. Romans 8:11

     As believers, we are made right with our beloved Father in heaven. Jesus continually intercedes for us and we have the very Spirit of God within us to give us heavenly power. All of the Spirit’s work continually points to Jesus, just as our lives should continually point to Jesus. The world can see what God is like through our lives!

Father,

It is hard to hold onto the amazing truth of Your love and what You offer through Jesus. This free gift of eternal life and the ability to be filled with the very Spirit that raised Christ from the dead is almost too much for us to believe. But we do! Remind us of our salvation each day.

In Jesus name,

Amen