Sometimes I feel so confident I could conquer the world. Yet other days I feel so weak, almost depressed, that it's hard to get anything accomplished. My guess is that I'm not alone. It's part of our human psyche, our make up. Most of us are inconsistent from time to time or should I say day to day.
Good News! God is always faithful. He's never inconsistent. When God called us to a holy and blameless life (Eph. 1:4), He also promised to empower us to be what He called us to be. In this passage today, God says that He has given us everything we need to be strong to the end so that He can present us blameless.
That means the Holy Spirit that God has placed inside every one of His followers/believers gives us the super natural ability to rise above our humanness and live to God's glory throughout our life. God is empowering us through His Spirit to live a holy and blameless life. God is faithful. He doesn't withdraw His Spirit or limit His Spirit at any time. No matter what we face both God and His Spirit remain steadfast with us and in us.
But according to Rom. 8 we have a choice to walk by the Spirit or by the flesh. Spiritual growth and maturity is about learning to walk by the Spirit of God living in us. God gives us everything necessary, but if you don't use it it's worthless. And if you have never accepted God's free gift of Jesus as your Lord and Savior, unfortunately you don't have the power of God's Holy Spirit working in you. Lord, help me today to keep my eyes on you and my ears, mind and heart focused on your Spirit that lives in me.
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