Romans 8:10: And if Christ is in you, the body is dead because of sin, but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.
If you today are not conscious of the presence of the Spirit of God in your life and if you do not have a desire to serve God, then it would be well to do as Paul suggests, “Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?” (2 Cor. 13:5). The Lord wants us to know that we are in Christ. “To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory” (Col. 1:27). If you are not sure that Christ is in you, He extends this invitation: “Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me” (Rev. 3:20). Is your door open? Has He come into you? My friend, we should turn over his life to the Spirit of God, saying very definitely, “I cannot do it, Lord, but You can do it through me.” 1
Application
- Do you know how to yield your life to the Spirit of God? (Read Romans 12:1-2)
- Do you know how to avoid the sinful habits of the past? (Read James 4:1-10)
Prayer
Lord, please help me. I want to have a stronger, spirit-filled desire to serve You more.
1. McGee, J. V. (1991). Thru the Bible commentary: The Epistles (Romans 1-8) (electronic ed., Vol. 42). Nashville: Thomas Nelson.