Do you get it? In His Word 8-25-2025

 Do you get it? In HIs Word 8-25-2025

Some days things happen that really show us how much God has been working even when we did not see it happen. People get healed of Cancer, broken bones are miraculously mended way before it should have happened, and homes restored as lives come together. God works all things together for the good to those who are called according to His purposes. Paraphrased from Romans 8.

And the Father who knows all hearts knows what the Spirit is saying, for the Spirit pleads for us believers in harmony with God’s own will. And we know that God causes everything to work together  for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them. For God knew his people in advance, and he chose them to become like his Son, so that his Son would be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters. Romans 8 27-29

So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus.  And because you belong to him, the power of the life-giving Spirit has freed you from the power of sin that leads to death. The law of Moses was unable to save us because of the weakness of our sinful nature. So God did what the law could not do. He sent his own Son in a body like the bodies we sinners have. And in that body God declared an end to sin’s control over us by giving his Son as a sacrifice for our sins. He did this so that the just requirement of the law would be fully satisfied for us, who no longer follow our sinful nature but instead follow the Spirit. Romans 8:1-7

We have the same Holy Spirit in us that Jesus gave the disciples who went about healing the sick and baptizing them in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit today. We hae the knowledge of Truth in our hearts and minds when we believe in the Lord Jesus Christ. This means we no longer choose to walk in our sinful ways but chose to follow His guidance in His Word.

If we complain all the time, or steal all the time that is no difference to God, to Him a sin is a sin. But as Believers we should no longer be dominated by the desire to sin. We should struggle with it!

For instance if I get up and begin complaining about a mess left behind by someone instead of just taking care of it, I am choosing to sin. But if I catch myself and feel bad about it, then I am fighting that sinful nature and reminding myself that with Christ I do not have to give in to the complaining.

Do you get it?

Whatever your sin is, there are a lot to choose from, fight it! Get it out of your life, fill the thoughts with worship songs, or scripture straight up!  Stop the sin with the power of the Holy Spirit in you ! Speak the name of Jesus! There are so many ways to get rid of the sin that keeps pulling at you when you know you have taken the steps to rid yourself of it. Sometimes you just need to be honest and call the complaint a sin!

When we confess our sins it makes us able to get rid of them! When we ask God to help us, He will give us a verse to stand on and call it what it is!
Then we can dominate instead of being dominated! Read the next batch of scriptures to remind yourself you are no longer controlled by sin but you control it with the Holy Spirit’s help!

Those who are dominated by the sinful nature think about sinful things, but those who are controlled by the Holy Spirit think about things that please the Spirit. So letting your sinful nature control your mind leads to death. But letting the Spirit control your mind leads to life and peace.  For the sinful nature is always hostile to God. It never did obey God’s laws, and it never will. That’s why those who are still under the control of their sinful nature can never please God.

 But you are not controlled by your sinful nature. You are controlled by the Spirit if you have the Spirit of God living in you. (And remember that those who do not have the Spirit of Christ living in them do not belong to him at all.)  And Christ lives within you, so even though your body will die because of sin, the Spirit gives you life because you have been made right with God. 11 The Spirit of God, who raised Jesus from the dead, lives in you. And just as God raised Christ Jesus from the dead, he will give life to your mortal bodies by this same Spirit living within you. Therefore, dear brothers and sisters,  you have no obligation to do what your sinful nature urges you to do.  For if you live by its dictates, you will die. But if through the power of the Spirit you put to death the deeds of your sinful nature, you will live.  For all who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God.

So you have not received a spirit that makes you fearful slaves. Instead, you received God’s Spirit when he adopted you as his own children. Now we call him, “Abba, Father.” For his Spirit joins with our spirit to affirm that we are God’s children.. Romans 8:8-16

So did you get it? When our sinful nature tries to get us to give in and do the wrong thing we just need to remember to call up on the name of the Lord, or call out to Abba Father, and His Spirit will help us stop, drop the sin, and roll on with Jesus in peace, confidence, and strength to stay away from such things that call on us to walk the wrong path.

God has the control because we gave it to Him, we have the control because He is in us via the Holy Spirit. You know what that means? Sin can’t get us back! Cause God has us in His control!

Think on that for a few minutes and you will get it!

Be blessed today as you fill yourself up with the Word and strength from God!

In Jesus name

Teresa Wilson