April 3rd, 2026
by Eddie Exline
by Eddie Exline
If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit who dwells in you.
Romans 8:11
We can have resurrection life now, not just after we pass from this life. His Spirit dwells in us now, and gives us the power to change our lives. We can move from a life of dead works, we all that we do serves our flesh and sin, to a life of victorious overcoming where we go from victory to victory, from glory to glory. It is because He is in us and will give "life" to our mortal bodies. Being spiritually minded means overcoming the deadness of the body, of sin, and experiencing life and peace. Even now, in this life, we can have life and peace as we submit to His Word and follow His commandments. His commandments are not meant to keep good things away from us, but to protect us from all the bad things that come from sin.
In Titus 3:5 it says "he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit."
Ultimately, we must remember that though we are to strive to do good works, our salvation does not come through those things, but we were saved by Jesus' sacrifice on the Cross, His death and resurrection, and we were washed and made new by Him. And that takes the pressure off us. We don't have to worry about "am I good enough?" "am I nice enough?" or any other thing. It's not on us, it's on Him, and He did it, once and for all, and all we need do is trust in Christ and His completed work. Have joy in knowing Him today because He truly does love you!!
Romans 8:11
We can have resurrection life now, not just after we pass from this life. His Spirit dwells in us now, and gives us the power to change our lives. We can move from a life of dead works, we all that we do serves our flesh and sin, to a life of victorious overcoming where we go from victory to victory, from glory to glory. It is because He is in us and will give "life" to our mortal bodies. Being spiritually minded means overcoming the deadness of the body, of sin, and experiencing life and peace. Even now, in this life, we can have life and peace as we submit to His Word and follow His commandments. His commandments are not meant to keep good things away from us, but to protect us from all the bad things that come from sin.
In Titus 3:5 it says "he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit."
Ultimately, we must remember that though we are to strive to do good works, our salvation does not come through those things, but we were saved by Jesus' sacrifice on the Cross, His death and resurrection, and we were washed and made new by Him. And that takes the pressure off us. We don't have to worry about "am I good enough?" "am I nice enough?" or any other thing. It's not on us, it's on Him, and He did it, once and for all, and all we need do is trust in Christ and His completed work. Have joy in knowing Him today because He truly does love you!!
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