Sunday, 31st March
ACTIVATING THE SPIRIT OF LIFE
Romans 8:1-2 KJV
“There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.”
Jesus came to set us free from condemnation. And He specifically did this by creating a new way to live life by His death, and a new way to please God, and that is by the grace of God and not by the works of the law. He introduced a new law, a law that did not carry condemnation with it; it is the law of the spirit of life. This law is activated the moment you get born again by receiving Jesus Christ into your life as Lord and saviour.
Secondly, this law is activated when you decide to actively walk or live in the spirit and not in the flesh. Therefore, how much life you carry in your spirit depends on how you walk in the spirit and not in the flesh. It is important at this point to understand the meanings of walking in the flesh and walking in the spirit.
Firstly, the flesh is not your body or skin in this case, but the flesh refers to the world’s way of doing things. It is a system if thinking that is contrary to the word of God. You are either doing things God’s way or satan’s way, and your thinking determines your ways, because as a man thinks, so is he. So, the biggest battle in your life is for your mind and in your mind.
Every time you do things the way everyone else is doing it, especially when it is contrary to the word of God, you will be activating death in your life. But each time you operate by the word of God, and think God’s word, you will be activating the law or the spirit of life. Why? Jesus said “the words I speak to you are spirit and they are life” (John 6:63).
Jesus also said “search the scriptures for in them you think you have life”, (John 5:39). The bible says the word of God is life to those who find it; (Proverbs 4:20-21). So, each time you read, study, meditate and practice the word of God, you are activating the law of the spirit of life in your favour.
So, the equation is simple “more word means more life, and les word means less life and more death. Whenever you activate the spirit of life by engaging the word of God, you automatically deactivate the law of sin and death.
*Action Points*
i. Begin a deep engagement with the word of God in your life today and you will see a new release of life.
ii. Read at least three chapters of the word of God daily from today. Two in the morning and one in the night.
iii. Engage in fervent prayer each day for at least one hour.
*Prayer*
Ask God to give you the grace to carry out today’s assignment on a daily basis.
*Nugget*
Each time you read, study, meditate and practice the word of God, you are activating the law of the spirit of life in your favour.
_For Further Reading and Meditation_
MORNING
Psalm 135 Hebrews 13
EVENING
1Kings 20
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