Today’s Encouragement is, “Those who are dominated by the sinful nature think about sinful things, but those who are controlled by the Holy Spirit think about things that please the Spirit. So letting your sinful nature control your mind leads to death. But letting the Spirit control your mind leads to life and peace.” Romans 8:5-6 NLT
Letting the Spirit Control –
At least two clear truths reside in these words. First, we have two ‘natures.’ One is sinful and one is spiritual. We don’t have to live very long to recognize this reality. It is a perpetual battle for humans. Second, we “Let” one or the other control our minds. We choose! This choice is also a constant, daily, and often a minute-by-minute decision.
But WE choose. Not our friends, family, what our parents said or did to us, what ‘life’ has done to us, or good or bad decisions of our past. We choose NOW, TODAY, THIS MOMENT, which of these two natures will be in control of our minds!
There are no other ‘natures’ to control us, no third or fourth options. Choosing to NOT allow the Holy Spirit of God to control our mind is a choice to live in the power of the sinful nature… and this leads to death, no mincing of words here!
Yet, every time, every millisecond when we LET, allow, permit, choose God’s way, His Spirit will immediately assume control of our minds, leading us to life and peace. Two natures, two directions. One is death, the other Life and Peace.
We each choose for ourselves.
Father, God, we want to be completely free of our sinful nature, but it is still present, so help us, to now, today, choose to let, allow, surrender our minds to Your Holy Spirit.
I Surrender
Hillsong
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