Romans 8 is like a one-stop shopping destination for hope. It’s not a supermarket. It’s one of those smaller markets that’s really well stocked. You’re going to find a lot of what you’re looking for in this great chapter. It’s is all about how to live a Spirit-led life.
Practical Principles
- A Spirit-led believer lives a condemnation-free life. Jesus took that condemnation, that judgement that we should’ve faced on Himself when He died on the cross of Calvary.
- The best way to not go backward is to go forward in the Spirit. When you get up in the morning, you make choices. I’m either going to walk in the Spirit today or I’m going to walk in the flesh today. Which will it be?
- Spirit-led people are spiritually minded people. Those who are controlled by the Holy Spirit think about things that please the Spirit. Be preoccupied, if you will, with the things of God.
- The Holy Spirit is at home in the hearts of Spirit-led believers. There’s a difference between the Spirit being in you, and the Spirit being at home in you. Is He comfortable in your life?
- Spirit-led believers overcome the old life. You don’t feed the flesh; you starve it. You deprive it of oxygen, so to speak.
Relevant Reminders
- God sees you for who you are in Christ, not what you were in sin.
- We see the past; God sees the future. We see a mess; God sees a message. God can change everything in your story if you’ll let Him.
- Every one of us should start every day by asking God to fill us with the Holy Spirit.
Applicable Actions
Are you allowing the Spirit to lead your life? Have you put the old life to death and set your mind on spiritual things, moving forward in your Christian life? Is the Holy Spirit at home in your heart? Ask the Holy Spirit to fill you, even now, and continue to ask for His filling.
