LIVING BY THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. (Part 12).
Romans 8. Verses 1-2 read:
” There is therefore now no condemnation to them that are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh but after the spirit. For the law of the spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set me from the law of sin and death”.
The release of God’s spirit to man is one major way the Heavenly Father equips his children to live victorious christian lives. The walk in the spirit begins when a man discovers and takes his place in Christ. Acts 17 verse 28 says that it is in Christ that we live, move, and have our being. In other words, in Christ, we experience divine life, we progress, and fulfill our destiny. According to today’s text, being positioned in Christ frees men from all manner of condemnation instigated by Satan. In other words, in Christ Jesus, the sentence of sin and the verdict of destruction on man are rendered null and void.
This has been made possible through the superior law of the spirit of life, which sets men free from the law of sin and death. The spirit of life mentioned above refers to the Holy Spirit. He is a quickening force who makes alive dead things. The operative law outside Christ is the law of sin and death, which states that “The wages of sin is death.” Refer to Romans 6 verse 23. Outside Christ, man’s determined end is death because of the hold of sin. With man’s admission into Christ through the new birth, the law of the spirit of life is activated to forgive sin and break the power of death. The law of the spirit of life states as follows in 1 John 5 verses 11-12.
“This is the record; God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his son. He who has the son has life. He who has not the son of God has not life”
Life in Christ can only be lived by the power of the Holy Spirit. It is a life based on the liberty procured by Christ’s atoning work. It is the life that overcomes the power of the world, the flesh, and Satan. Living by the spirit is our sure means unto victorious living. Living by the power of the flesh is not an option for the saint. We must live by the spirit to be victorious.
SHALOM 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏