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? As we struggle to attain a new sanctified
life in Christ, we all come to know and experience that the promise for
holiness is activated in our spirit, but is hampered by the weakness that
remains in 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 react to our
call to holiness and attempt to adjust the way we live as new men and women in
Christ. All along, we realize that we
have been given the power to walk away from our old sin nature, but our 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. We find that there is no peace if we try to
live in both worlds.
Knowing our weaknesses all too well, in His perfect mercy
and loving kindness, Our Father in heaven set aside a Helper for us to manage
through our daily struggles. He gave us
a Counselor to help us 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. “My grace is sufficient
for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” 2 Cor 12:9
Let us call on the promise of Our Father in heaven. Let us rejoice in knowing that His grace is
fully and perfectly sufficient to overcome our weaknesses. Let us strive to live new lives that are not conflicted
by the world.
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.
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