Good morning and breakfast is served
More than a Song
Romans 8:11 (NIV)
And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit, who lives in you.
Hillsong captured this awesome thought in one of their recent songs, and as they are always so good at, made it very catchy and easy to sing. I often find myself driving around singing, “The same power that conquered the grave lives in me, lives in me”.
Great sing along but it needs to be more than that in our lives. It needs to be an ever life-defining revelation and it needs to drop two foot from our mouths to our hearts because this is the powerful truth that determines our potential and capacity.
‘The same Spirit’,
Think about that for a moment, the same Spirit that raised Jesus from the dead lives in you. Wow, suddenly the previously set dimensions of what causes things to be possible and impossible begin to change and realign before you.
That is why Paul could confidently say, “I can do all things,” but let him finish and here is why, “through Christ who gives me strength”. It was Paul’s revelation of the indwelling Spirit of the resurrection life of Christ that brought him to this absolute. That same revelation is ours to own.
His Spirit causes things to live!
It says if He lives in you He causes life in your mortal body the truth is that if His life-giving Spirit is resident in your life He makes everything come alive such as visions, dreams, health. Everywhere the river of His presence is allowed to flow it brings life and raises things from a dead state!
Power of acknowledgment
Activation of this internal potential and force is simply the result of acknowledgement which is a coming into agreement with what the Word says is a reality concerning you. Let me leave you with a great verse from Philemon:
Philemon 6 (NKJV)
That the sharing of your faith may become effective by the acknowledgment of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus.
The effective outworking of your faith is the result of you acknowledging what is already in you in Christ Jesus. What is in you? The same power that conquered the grave, that’s what.
I pray you have a powerful day.
Andy
A devotional by Pastor Andy Elmes to inspire you with a godly thought to start your day well. God’s word is indeed the breakfast of champions.
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Andy Elmes
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