Live in the Spirit
Matthew 6:33 “But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.”
In Matthew 6, we see the Lord’s Prayer or the model prayer that Jesus gave His disciples. He prays for God’s kingdom and His will to be done on earth. This is a Kingdom advancement prayer. God’s kingdom is the priority focus. And after that comes our daily needs and things on earth.
God does things only after making all the preparations for it.
Psalm 23 says that God has prepared a table for us in front of our enemies. Jesus was set apart as the lamb of God even before man sinned or was even created. He has already made preparations before we see things happen in our lives.
In Romans 8.3, we read that Jesus became a sin offering for our salvation.
Salvation is ready. Salvation is ready for all the children waiting to be born. All we need to do is look to Him and receive it!
In the same way, even our healing is already prepared.
1 Peter 2:24 “Who himself bore our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness — by whose stripes you were healed.”
Every blessing is already ready for us.
Ephesians 1:3 “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ.”
Even though everything is ready for us, only some of us receive them and live in them.
Romans 8:5-8 “Those who live according to the flesh have their minds set on what the flesh desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires. 6 The mind governed by the flesh is death, but the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace. 7 The mind governed by the flesh is hostile to God; it does not submit to God’s law, nor can it do so. 8 Those who are in the realm of the flesh cannot please God.”
We can live according to the flesh and the Spirit. Our body has come from Adam. Our spirit has come from Jesus; the last Adam. Since our body is from Adam, all the sin, curse etc from him is in us too. But our spirit is connected to Jesus, and thus, all the blessings are in us too.
It is up to us to decide whether to walk by the Spirit or the flesh; whether to choose life and peace or death.
Galatians 6:7-8 talks about what comes from living in the flesh which leads to death.
“Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.”
A life in the flesh is hostile or in enmity with God; it can never please God. The flesh boasts and brags about self but leads to self - destruction.
Romans 8:9 “You, however, are not in the realm of the flesh but are in the realm of the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, they do not belong to Christ.”
We are in the realm of the Spirit if we are to belong to Christ! According to this, there are two types of people; those who belong to Christ and those who don’t.
Jesus became a sin offering for us and with each precious drop of blood of His, he has purchased us and we have become His property! Imagine how precious each of us are to Him; we should always know our worth! Demons fear God’s children. We must know this and be careful not to fall into the trap of fear.
Watch the full video here:
In Matthew 6, we see the Lord’s Prayer or the model prayer that Jesus gave His disciples. He prays for God’s kingdom and His will to be done on earth. This is a Kingdom advancement prayer. God’s kingdom is the priority focus. And after that comes our daily needs and things on earth.
God does things only after making all the preparations for it.
Psalm 23 says that God has prepared a table for us in front of our enemies. Jesus was set apart as the lamb of God even before man sinned or was even created. He has already made preparations before we see things happen in our lives.
In Romans 8.3, we read that Jesus became a sin offering for our salvation.
Salvation is ready. Salvation is ready for all the children waiting to be born. All we need to do is look to Him and receive it!
In the same way, even our healing is already prepared.
1 Peter 2:24 “Who himself bore our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness — by whose stripes you were healed.”
Every blessing is already ready for us.
Ephesians 1:3 “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ.”
Even though everything is ready for us, only some of us receive them and live in them.
Romans 8:5-8 “Those who live according to the flesh have their minds set on what the flesh desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires. 6 The mind governed by the flesh is death, but the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace. 7 The mind governed by the flesh is hostile to God; it does not submit to God’s law, nor can it do so. 8 Those who are in the realm of the flesh cannot please God.”
We can live according to the flesh and the Spirit. Our body has come from Adam. Our spirit has come from Jesus; the last Adam. Since our body is from Adam, all the sin, curse etc from him is in us too. But our spirit is connected to Jesus, and thus, all the blessings are in us too.
It is up to us to decide whether to walk by the Spirit or the flesh; whether to choose life and peace or death.
Galatians 6:7-8 talks about what comes from living in the flesh which leads to death.
“Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.”
A life in the flesh is hostile or in enmity with God; it can never please God. The flesh boasts and brags about self but leads to self - destruction.
Romans 8:9 “You, however, are not in the realm of the flesh but are in the realm of the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, they do not belong to Christ.”
We are in the realm of the Spirit if we are to belong to Christ! According to this, there are two types of people; those who belong to Christ and those who don’t.
Jesus became a sin offering for us and with each precious drop of blood of His, he has purchased us and we have become His property! Imagine how precious each of us are to Him; we should always know our worth! Demons fear God’s children. We must know this and be careful not to fall into the trap of fear.
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.
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