Have you grabbed a Lent Devotional yet?
There's no time like the present! Our students, Sarah Butler Wills, and I have put together weekly readings- walking through Romans 8. It's been great to study and reflect on this passage during Lent. High Schoolers are invited to my house on Monday nights @6:30pm (during Lent- after that no guarantees I will let you in) or you can find your own group ( friends/family/work buddies), or do it individually. Take time this Lent to reflect on the character of God and who he's calling you to be!
But you are not controlled by your sinful nature. You are controlled by the Spirit if you have the Spirit of God living in you. (And remember that those who do not have the Spirit ...of Christ living in them do not belong to him at all.) And Christ lives within you, so even though your body will die because of sin, the Spirit gives you life because you have been made right with God. The Spirit of God, who raised Jesus from the dead, lives in you. And just as God raised Christ Jesus from the dead, he will give life to your mortal bodies by this same Spirit living within you. Therefore, dear brothers and sisters, you have no obligation to do what your sinful nature urges you to do. For if you live by its dictates, you will die. But if through the power of the Spirit you put to death the deeds of your sinful nature, you will live. For all who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God. So you have not received a spirit that makes you fearful slaves. Instead, you received God’s Spirit when he adopted you as his own children. Now we call him, “Abba, Father.” For his Spirit joins with our spirit to affirm that we are God’s children. And since we are his children, we are his heirs. In fact, together with Christ we are heirs of God’s glory. But if we are to share his glory, we must also share his suffering. (Romans 8:9-17 NLT)
There's no time like the present! Our students, Sarah Butler Wills, and I have put together weekly readings- walking through Romans 8. It's been great to study and reflect on this passage during Lent. High Schoolers are invited to my house on Monday nights @6:30pm (during Lent- after that no guarantees I will let you in) or you can find your own group ( friends/family/work buddies), or do it individually. Take time this Lent to reflect on the character of God and who he's calling you to be!
Romans 8:9-17
I'm struck by the reminder of who/ what is guiding my life? Are you being led by the spirit of God? Hope you take some time to sit with this text- though we face trials we can anticipate an amazing life with God. Thankful that I call God "Abba" and he calls me his!But you are not controlled by your sinful nature. You are controlled by the Spirit if you have the Spirit of God living in you. (And remember that those who do not have the Spirit ...of Christ living in them do not belong to him at all.) And Christ lives within you, so even though your body will die because of sin, the Spirit gives you life because you have been made right with God. The Spirit of God, who raised Jesus from the dead, lives in you. And just as God raised Christ Jesus from the dead, he will give life to your mortal bodies by this same Spirit living within you. Therefore, dear brothers and sisters, you have no obligation to do what your sinful nature urges you to do. For if you live by its dictates, you will die. But if through the power of the Spirit you put to death the deeds of your sinful nature, you will live. For all who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God. So you have not received a spirit that makes you fearful slaves. Instead, you received God’s Spirit when he adopted you as his own children. Now we call him, “Abba, Father.” For his Spirit joins with our spirit to affirm that we are God’s children. And since we are his children, we are his heirs. In fact, together with Christ we are heirs of God’s glory. But if we are to share his glory, we must also share his suffering. (Romans 8:9-17 NLT)
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