Let The Life Flow Through You
We saw in the past few days that sometimes, it is our thoughts and our negative feelings that limit God’s move in our lives. We easily forget God’s benefits in our life. Psalm 78 and 106 talk about this.
Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Eternal life in Christ is God’s free gift to us. Romans 7 talks about how we tried to please God with the Law and miserably failed.
Romans 8:2 “because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death.”
This eternal life we receive as a gift also sets us free from the law of sin and death. This is the natural spiritual life or the spontaneous fountain of the Holy Spirit that comes inside when we accept Christ.
Even though God created us with this life, because we have always relied on our flesh (intellect/ will power) and depended on the world, we unknowingly go back to it and live in the religious lifestyle we were used to earlier and dry up.
Jeremiah 2:13 “This is what the Lord says: “What fault did your ancestors find in me, that they strayed so far from me? They followed worthless idols and became worthless themselves. “My people have committed two sins: They have forsaken me, the spring of living water, and have dug their own cisterns, broken cisterns that cannot hold water.”
But when we accept Jesus, this life appears in us. We are born again in Spirit, but we are still living in our flesh when our mind is not renewed with the Word. This is the reason why we don’t experience any change after being born again. We forsake the Holy Spirit’s spring of living water and dig our own cisterns with our ability. We have to consciously pursue God’s will so that we do not back slide to our worldly ways.
Why do some of us backslide?
Like a GPS guides us to our final destination by leading us at each turn and rerouting us when we miss a turn, the Holy Spirit wants to lead us too.
Romans 8.14 says “For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God.”
The voice of the Holy Spirit leads us. He reroutes us when we go wrong. But sometimes we don’t listen to His voice and choose to ignore His directions and try to live with our ability.
Breathing comes naturally to us because we have life in us. We don’t have to pray for it and struggle to breathe. It is only when we are struck by disease that breathing becomes difficult.
In the same way, God’s life in us means that we naturally follow His will and His ways. But when we rely on our flesh and fall into sin, it becomes difficult to live naturally in the life that God gives.
For example we can read the Bible in two ways:
When the Law of Spirit and life works in us, it defeats the Law of sin and death.
Watch the full video here:
Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Eternal life in Christ is God’s free gift to us. Romans 7 talks about how we tried to please God with the Law and miserably failed.
Romans 8:2 “because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death.”
This eternal life we receive as a gift also sets us free from the law of sin and death. This is the natural spiritual life or the spontaneous fountain of the Holy Spirit that comes inside when we accept Christ.
Even though God created us with this life, because we have always relied on our flesh (intellect/ will power) and depended on the world, we unknowingly go back to it and live in the religious lifestyle we were used to earlier and dry up.
Jeremiah 2:13 “This is what the Lord says: “What fault did your ancestors find in me, that they strayed so far from me? They followed worthless idols and became worthless themselves. “My people have committed two sins: They have forsaken me, the spring of living water, and have dug their own cisterns, broken cisterns that cannot hold water.”
But when we accept Jesus, this life appears in us. We are born again in Spirit, but we are still living in our flesh when our mind is not renewed with the Word. This is the reason why we don’t experience any change after being born again. We forsake the Holy Spirit’s spring of living water and dig our own cisterns with our ability. We have to consciously pursue God’s will so that we do not back slide to our worldly ways.
Why do some of us backslide?
- We were never really born again in the first place
- Even though we may be born again, we neglect the life that God has given us by not using it and fall back into depending on the flesh
Like a GPS guides us to our final destination by leading us at each turn and rerouting us when we miss a turn, the Holy Spirit wants to lead us too.
Romans 8.14 says “For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God.”
The voice of the Holy Spirit leads us. He reroutes us when we go wrong. But sometimes we don’t listen to His voice and choose to ignore His directions and try to live with our ability.
Breathing comes naturally to us because we have life in us. We don’t have to pray for it and struggle to breathe. It is only when we are struck by disease that breathing becomes difficult.
In the same way, God’s life in us means that we naturally follow His will and His ways. But when we rely on our flesh and fall into sin, it becomes difficult to live naturally in the life that God gives.
For example we can read the Bible in two ways:
- Because we feel like we have to because someone asked us to our expects us to
- Because there is a natural desire in us that draws us to it. This is the leading of the Holy Spirit.
When the Law of Spirit and life works in us, it defeats the Law of sin and death.
Watch the full video here:
About the Author
Dr. Damien Antony
Born and brought up in a Christian family, Dr. Damien Antony possessed an unquenching quest for truth right from his boyhood days and eventually his relentless search led him to the Bible. He is a Revival Preacher, Bible Teacher, Leadership Trainer, Author and a Life Coach. He moves under the anointing for Prophetic, Healing, Deliverance, Inner Healing and Financial Breakthrough. God has also blessed him with an Apostolic Mandate to take the Universal Body of Christ to the next level of revelation and anointing.
Born and brought up in a Christian family, Dr. Damien Antony possessed an unquenching quest for truth right from his boyhood days and eventually his relentless search led him to the Bible. He is a Revival Preacher, Bible Teacher, Leadership Trainer, Author and a Life Coach. He moves under the anointing for Prophetic, Healing, Deliverance, Inner Healing and Financial Breakthrough. God has also blessed him with an Apostolic Mandate to take the Universal Body of Christ to the next level of revelation and anointing.
Posted in Devotional Message, Morning Glory
Tagged with Let The Life Flow Through You, Dr. Damien Antony
Tagged with Let The Life Flow Through You, Dr. Damien Antony
Recent
Archive
2023
January
Can A Believer Sin?Why Do I Sin?One Woman and Two HusbandsAbigail, Nabal and DavidOur Marriage To ChristChrist & The ChurchWhat Is Flesh In The Bible Language?Different Usages Of ‘Flesh’ In The BibleExplanation About FleshThe Acts of FleshAre You Struggling With Some Sins?Anyone can come back from backslidingOvercome The Passions Of The FleshThe Weakness Of The FleshThe Dangers of Trusting Your FleshDo not sow to your fleshThe Three EnemiesHow To Handle The World?Three Kinds Of PeaceThe Weakness Of The FleshHelplessness of a Drowning ManYou Can Live In Two RealmsThe Civil War And Cease FireFight From The Victory
February
Walk in the SpiritJesus Condemned Sin in FleshLive in the SpiritBlessed In The Heavenly PlacesInner Strength And Outer StrengthBe Filled With The Holy SpiritIndwelling and Outpoured Holy Spirit“Who is the Holy Spirit?”Value The Treasure In YouThe Chariots Of JosephThe Holy Spirit Is Waiting For YouThe Diversity Of The Holy SpiritLet the Spirit do it!Jesus’ Model lifeNo Trying, But TrustingNo Struggles but RestingThe Divine OrderThe Road To DeathHow to Produce Salvation?I no longer live but ChristRegeneration And ReproductionChrist Is All You NeedGod Will Not Condemn You AnymoreThe Devil Cannot Condemn You
March
The Secret of BlessingWhat is the Law of sin and deathWhat Is The Law Of Spirit Of Life?Incomparably Great Power is available for you.Come Out Of Your Limited ThinkingTake Responsibility of Your Own LifeAbundant Life From JesusLet The Life Flow Through YouNo Mental StrainDeep Healing - IntroductionMan and his Inner Structure- Spirit, Soul and BodySoul - Mind, Will and EmotionsThought PatternsStrongholdsEmotionsJoy CentreHow to Increase JoyDepressionHow to Overcome DepressionAnxiety Disorder - 1Anxiety Disorder -2 Fear ( Phobia)Anxiety Disorder -3 ( Baptism with Love)Roots of Fear, Panic AttackHealthy Anger and Unhealthy AngerInferiority ComplexInsecurity
April
SexualitySexual HolinessConsequences of Sexual SinsFreedom from Sexual SinsCauses of AddictionFreedom from AddictionsRepentanceForgivenessUnforgivenessForgiveness: The Gateway To Inner HealingCauses of Inner WoundsGenerational CursesSelf Imposed CursesSoul TiesUngodly Soul TiesRejectionLove DeficitAcceptanceUnfulfilled Desires and TraumaThis Can Be Your Story - Part 1This Can Be Your Story - Part 2This Can Be Your Story - Part 3This Can Be Your Story - Part 4This Can Be Your Story - Part 5This Can Be Your Story - Part 6
No Comments