The Daily Fountain Devotional of the Church Of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) 15 September 2025: Life In The Spirit
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TOPIC: Life In The Spirit
Read: Romans 8:8-23 (KJV)
8 So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.
9 But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.
10 And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.
11 But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.
12 Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh.
13 For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.
14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.
15 For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
16 The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:
17 And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.
18 For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.
19 For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.
20 For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope,
21 Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.
22 For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now.
23 And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.
THE MESSAGE:
Life in the Spirit is a life in which the Spirit of God dwells and consequently directs the life of the believer who has genuinely surrendered his/her life to the Lordship of Jesus Christ (v 9-10). Such life is empowered by the Holy Spirit to live a life that overcomes the lustful desires of the flesh (Adamic nature) and as a result can mortify the deeds of his body (v 11-13).
Furthermore, the presence of the Spirit of God in a man serves as proof that that man is a child of God. This is because, according to v 14-16, the Spirit of God bears witness with our Spirit that we are children of God. Such are heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ. Being joint heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ qualify the believers to enjoy the great inheritance that we have in God. This inheritance is manifested in two ways: first in the glory that shall be revealed to the world (v 18-21) and second in the suffering the believer will have to go through for the sake of his faith. Friends, there is no condemnation to believers that are in Christ Jesus who walk not after the flesh but after the Spirit. I hope you are part of this group of believers? If you are not, you can become a member by surrendering your life to Jesus Christ and ask Him to become the Lord of your life and thus put the Spirit of God inside of you.
PRAYER: Dear Lord, I submit my heart to you afresh. Please come into my heart and fill me with your spirit in Jesus’ name, Amen.
