How to be empowered with the life of God?

“But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you.” Romans 8:11

Jesus was raised from the dead by the Spirit of God. This is the same Spirit that raised Lazarus from the dead and will also raise you from the dead. And if you are a believer, this Spirit lives in you now.

The act of resurrected life begins at the moment you make a decision for Jesus. God places His life in you in the essence of the Holy Spirit. You now have Jesus living in you and He is your source for all life. However, you still have your natural person living in you and he is opposed to the ways of God.

You have to make a choice each day and sometimes moment by moment to live your life through the Spirit of Jesus Christ or your natural person who died on the cross with Jesus.

This internal rivalry between good and evil will never leave you so you have to nourish the good. You do this through prayer, filling yourself with the Word of God, and yielding to the Spirit.

This will allow you to live a life pleasing to God and to be free from sin leading to death.

In reality, a believer lives his life through the life of Jesus. You draw upon God for strength, wisdom, and protection and seek Him out for all your needs.

When you wake up each day, develop the discipline of committing your works to God and walking with Him yoked to His Spirit.

God desires to be your keeper and “preserve your going out and your coming in” but you have to be seeking Him and not relying on self.

Learn to walk with God and practice this truth in your life, “In Him you live and move and have your being.”

This will cause God to shine His face upon you!