ENTHRONEMENT ASSEMBLY DAILY DEVOTIONALS.
Sunday October 13th, 2024.
Topic : The Life Of God.
Memory Verse : Romans 8:13. For when you live controlled by the flesh, you are about to die. But if the life of the Spirit puts to death the corrupt ways of the flesh, we then taste his abundant life.
Bible Reading : Romans 8:10-12 TPT. Key Verse : v11.
Now Christ lives his life in you! And even though your body may be dead because of the effects of sin, his life-giving Spirit imparts life to you because you are fully accepted by God. Yes, God raised Jesus to life! And since God’s Spirit of Resurrection lives in you, he will also raise your dying body to life by the same Spirit that breathes life into you! So then, beloved ones, the flesh has no claims on us at all, and we have no further obligation to live in obedience to it.
Christianity is not just a religion, but the life of God functioning in men. To understand this properly, we need to go back to creation. When God was creating man he had a plan which he shared and executed. “And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.” Genesis 1:26-28 KJV. This plan suffered a setback as the enemy launched an attack on it knowing how dear man was in the heart of God.
Because the eternal destiny of man whom God loved dearly depended on how well he is able to walk in the plan of his maker, God had to provide an intervention through the work of the cross which he anchored on his indwelling Spirit. The work of Spirit in us is to secure what Christ did by his sacrifice and resurrection because the enemy in his usual self will try everything he can to foil the plan of God towards man again as the spoiler whom he is. The spoiler is like a drowning man looking for those willing to go down with him. So the Spirit of God secures man in the paths of truth and righteousness by keeping us stabilized in the realms of God. The implication is that men who desire to be with God and to please him, must pay attention to the demands of the Spirit of God who resides in them. “In fact, the mind-set focused on the flesh fights God’s plan and refuses to submit to his direction, because it cannot! For no matter how hard they try, God finds no pleasure with those who are controlled by the flesh.” Romans 8:7-8.
Now the key to pleasing God by walking with him by his Spirit in our lifetime depends on things we prioritise in life. The things you prioritise or mind commands the best of your attention or time as the case may be. And things you always pay attention to helps to shape your life and future. “So now every righteous requirement of the law can be fulfilled through the Anointed One living his life in us. And we are free to live, not according to our flesh, but by the dynamic power of the Holy Spirit! Those who are motivated by the flesh only pursue what benefits themselves. But those who live by the impulses of the Holy Spirit are motivated to pursue spiritual realities. For the mind-set of the flesh is death, but the mind-set controlled by the Spirit finds life and peace.” Romans 8:4-6.
Prayer : Thank you Father God because you want me to be like you here on earth. Help me to live to pursue things that will enhance my walk with you by the help of your Spirit all my days, so that I can live to please you in Jesus precious name…. Amen 🙏🏿.
Yearly Bible Reading : Acts 5:1-16.
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