Living a New Sanctified Life

Romans 6:4

We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life.

So what is this new life that we may live?  If our old life which is dead and buried with Christ is wholly sinful, then our new life in our risen Savior must be altogether holy.  We all know that this is not the case because even though it is true for our spirit, it is not true for our flesh.  In the flesh, we are in a constant struggle to try to attain the holiness that we know has been set aside for us.

  

The struggle is ongoing as we realize and adjust the way we live by the spiritual fact that we are new men in Christ with the power to walk away from our old sin nature.  Our old flesh and our new spirit are in a battle.  The flesh wants to keep us in the world.  The Spirit wants to lead us on our path to sanctification.  There is no peace when trying to live in both worlds.

The perfect mercy and loving kindness of Our Father set aside a Helper for us to manage through our daily struggles to overcome the calling of our flesh and the world.  We were given the Holy Spirit to guide us and strengthen us and we were given God's promise that He will perfect His strength in our weakness. 

But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.”  2 Cor 12:9

Prayer

Heavenly Father, we thank You for Your perfect plan and provision for us to overcome our sin natures.  We praise the name of Jesus for sacrificing His life so that we can have victory over sin.  We bless the name of the Holy Spirit who comes alongside us to guide us and strengthen us.  We pray, Lord, that You will show us how to end our struggle to balance our lives.  May the Holy Spirit assist us and give us the strength to walk away from the world and commit everything in our lives to Jesus Christ, Our Savior.  We ask all these things in in the name of our strength and our provision, Jesus Christ.