Today’s Encouragement is, “The Spirit of God, who raised Jesus from the dead, lives in you. And just as God raised Christ Jesus from the dead, he will give life to your mortal bodies by this same Spirit living within you.” Romans 8:11 NLT He Will Give Life – The previous verse explained that ChristContinue reading “He Will Give Life”
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Christ Lives Within You
Today’s Encouragement is, “And Christ lives within you, so even though your body will die because of sin, the Spirit gives you life because you have been made right with God.” Romans 8:10 NLT Christ Lives Within You – Please understand, the letter to the Romans (like the entire Bible) was written to and forContinue reading “Christ Lives Within You”
You Are Controlled By The Spirit
Today’s Encouragement is, “But you are not controlled by your sinful nature. You are controlled by the Spirit if you have the Spirit of God living in you. (And remember that those who do not have the Spirit of Christ living in them do not belong to him at all.)” Romans 8:9 NLT You are ControlledContinue reading “You Are Controlled By The Spirit”
Life and Peace
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. RomansContinue reading “Life and Peace”
Follow
Today’s Encouragement is, “He did this so that the just requirement of the law would be fully satisfied for us, who no longer follow our sinful nature but instead follow the Spirit.” Romans 8:4 NLT Follow The Spirit – As believers, we are followers of Christ. So, what does it mean to follow? Jesus asked PeterContinue reading “Follow”
An End To Sin’s Control
Today’s Encouragement is, “The law of Moses was unable to save us because of the weakness of our sinful nature. So God did what the law could not do. He sent his own Son in a body like the bodies we sinners have. And in that body God declared an end to sin’s control overContinue reading “An End To Sin’s Control”
Has Freed You
Today’s Encouragement is, “And because you belong to him, the power of the life-giving Spirit has freed you from the power of sin that leads to death.” Romans 8:2 NLT Has Freed You – Because we belong to Him – A result of our belonging to Jesus is – God’s Spirit has set us freeContinue reading “Has Freed You”
No Condemnation
Today’s Encouragement is, “So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus.” Romans 8:1 NLT No Condemnation- For those who belong to Jesus, who believe He is the Son of God, the Savior, Lord of all. That’s us! We Belong to Him! We are His! And this is our relationship. His Love forContinue reading “No Condemnation”
In Private
Today’s Encouragement is, “But when you pray, go away by yourself, shut the door behind you, and pray to your Father in private. Then your Father, who sees everything, will reward you.” Matthew 6:6 NLT In Private – When you pray – We can pray anytime, anywhere, about anything, and everything. God is unlimited and HeContinue reading “In Private”
Only One Thing
Today’s Encouragement is, “But the Lord said to her, ‘My dear Martha, you are worried and upset over all these details! There is only one thing worth being concerned about. Mary has discovered it, and it will not be taken away from her.’” Luke 10:41-42 NLT Only One Thing – I read the other dayContinue reading “Only One Thing”