Romans 8:6: For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.

“For to be carnally minded” means that you are separated from fellowship with God and that flesh is death here and now. The Spirit who indwells the believer brings life and peace. When we sin, we are to come to Him in confession and let Him wash us. This restores us to fellowship. The “life” He offers speaks of full satisfaction and the exercise of one’s total abilities. Oh, to live life at its fullest and best! Many people think they are really living today, but it is a shoddy substitute for the life God wants to provide. “Peace” means the experience of tranquility and well–being regarding the present and future. Oh, my beloved, how you and I need to get into that territory! 1

Application

  • Are you living a very unsatisfactory lifestyle right now?
  • Is your mind more set on worldly things or spiritual things?

Prayer

Lord, help me never to be satisfied with substitutes. I only want You. Nothing else will ever satisfy me.

1. McGee, J. V. (1991). Thru the Bible commentary: The Epistles (Romans 1-8) (electronic ed., Vol. 42). Nashville: Thomas Nelson.

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Tommy Blumberg

Tommy Blumberg was ordained as a Calvary Chapel pastor in 1985, where he served as an assistant pastor at Calvary Fellowship, in Seattle. In 1992, Pastor Tom, his wife Pam, and their three daughters moved to Bellingham and began a Bible study, which led to the founding of Calvary Chapel Northwest. Tom blogs regularly at TommyBlumberg.com.