Romans 8:5-11,

Daily Meditation:  Romans 8:5-11

Romans 8:5-11

5 Those walking according to the flesh tend towards what is flesh; those led by the spirit, to what is spirit. 6 Flesh tends towards death, while spirit aims at life and peace. 7 What the flesh seeks is against God: it does not agree, it cannot even submit to the law of God. 8 So, those walking according to the flesh cannot please God.

9 Yet your existence is not in the flesh, but in the spirit, because the Spirit of God is within you. If you did not have the Spirit of Christ, you would not belong to him. 10 But Christ is within you; though the body is branded by death as a consequence of sin, the spirit is life and holiness. 11And if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead is within you, He who raised Jesus Christ from among the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies. Yes, he will do it through his Spirit who dwells within you.

Beloved, You say that there are those who are for You and those that are against. Anyone who chooses to live with the flesh as master is doomed to die.  But one who knows it is Your Spirit alone that gives life and holiness and this is Your Spirit that raised You from death to life, then we will always choose the Spirit before the flesh.  The inordinate cravings of the flesh can only bring death.  Beloved, You make You home in all who choose to permit the Holy Spirit to live and rule us.  

I have Your assurance that what the Father has done for You, You will do for me.  He will raise me from the death.  This is my destiny if I choose it.  To do so, I must lay aside everything that will drag the Spirit down for that is death.  No more self indulgence, and self will but self control and self sacrifice.  This is life - to be guided by the Holy Spirit and with His help to cast aside every wicked and shameful deed.  My eternal destination depends on what I choose.  I am either for the Holy Spirit and for You or I am for myself alone.  You live in me Beloved, what more do I need?

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When the alarm goes I must wake up immediately.

I must allow the physical pangs of hunger to be the means through which I ask the Lord to increase my spiritual hunger.

Self denial from over indulgence.

Moderation in all things.

Curb the senses - be more sensitive to the soul.

My Beloved, my life's journey began from the moment I was conceived.  I do not know how much time is left to me but I have lived more than half of my life.  It is time that I gave  my life completely over to You and to Your Holy Spirit for I am nearing journey's end and my desire is to spend eternity with You.  I need You to help me.