As a believer, you actually
have residing in you the same new life God gave Jesus when He raised Him
from the dead. The old sinner you once were has died. You’ve become a
new creation on the inside.
You are full of the resurrection life of God!
But
sin, disobedience and living a selfish, carnal life will keep that
resurrection life from flowing out. Sin will separate you from the power
of God, even though you’re born again. Resurrection life will lay
dormant in you if you walk in sin.
You can’t overcome sin by
trying to stop sinning, however. You overcome it by walking after the
new life God has put within you, by spending time in the Word and in
prayer. As you do that, the Spirit of God will strengthen you and enable
you to put that sin under your feet.
Remember, though, the Holy
Spirit will not subdue those old fleshly habits of yours on His own.
He’ll wait on you to take the initiative. Then He will strengthen you to
follow through with your decision. He will teach you how to walk in the new life that is on the inside of you.
Take
the first step today by asking for His help. Say, “Lord, I desire to
experience the power to live by this new life every day. By a decision
of my heart, I put down the dictates of sin. I declare myself dead to
sin. In Jesus’ Name, I will spend time in prayer and in the Word today.
As I do, I believe I’ll receive a Holy Ghost refreshing in my life. I
believe I’ll begin to live out the resurrection power that You’ve placed
in me!”
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