Thur.’s Devo - Sons of God

Read Ro. 8:1-18 For those who walk by the spirit, there is nothing to condemn. The law that the Spirit gives is life in Jesus which sets us free from the law that leads to death. The law of Moses couldn’t save them because their sins weakened it. God sent Jesus as a man to live a sinless life and give the law back its power through him. Christ condemned sin, thus making the law doable. If we are totally submitted to God then we will follow his spirit which will lead to life and peace. If we are concerned with fleshly things them we will follow them and they will lead us to death. Our flesh is not pleasing to God. If we have God’s spirit in us then we have the same spirit that raised Christ from the grave and defeated death. God’s spirit gives our bodies life. It is our obligation is to live by the spirit and not the flesh. When we live after the flesh, we have to die; but if we put to death the desires of the body, we will live. It is God’s aim to kill our flesh. If we don’t do it, he will give us opportunities where we will have a choice. Mine usually come in very humbling experiences where my pride exalts itself and God comes along and humbles me. I am so grateful for those experiences even though they hurt, because I know God’s way is better and things go much better when He is in control. The good news is that when we learn to walk in the spirit, we become God’s son. God adopts us out of fear and bondage into the family of God where He is our Abba, Father. Then our spirit syncs with God’s Holy Spirit and we are given a confidence from the Holy Spirit that can’t be taken away. The Holy Spirit’s witness is like the legal papers of our adoption. Now we are legal heirs of everything God gave Jesus. When we suffer, he suffers, and when he is glorified, we are glorified. Lord, we learned today that we are heirs of everything you gave Jesus, so help us to walk in that truth. Help us to have confidence to lay hands on the sick, give freely, and not walk in fear.