Paul wrote by THE SPIRIT in Romans chapter 6:
1 What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound?
2 Certainly not! How shall we who died to sin live any longer in it?
3 Or do you not know that as many of us as were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death?
4 Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.
Most of us have yet to fully comprehend the extent of our ability to walk in the newness of life. Our minds have placed a perceived limit on our ability to walk by THE SPIRIT in the newness of life. Should we dare to press on to a higher standard of living? Should we accept our current status quo of perceived limitation? Our past should not determine our future. We must accept The Word to be true and have sufficient power and authority to overcome any obstacle we encounter which would prevent of us from fully walking in the newness of life.
In order to rise above any perceived limitation, we must not be moved by the world’s rhetoric and understanding of the issues you and I face on a daily basis. The Holy Spirit has perfect and complete knowledge of our individual situations and will guide us by FATHER’S Love into the fulfillment of our individual purposes. We will have sufficiency to carry out our purpose and our hearts will be filled with joy and gratitude for these are attributes of walking in the newness of life. Fear of the unknown will dissipate as our trust in FATHER’S Love and directives overtake our emotions. Opportunities consistent with our purpose will surface and we will come to expect them as we walk in the newness of life.
The devil deceived Adam and Eve by redirecting their focus away from FATHER’S Word and redirecting it on the “external”. As I look back on that last twenty years, I spent too much time looking at the external events and related prophecies. By and large, the prophecies did not come to pass even though the “prophets” would in hindsight attempt to assign some subtle event as the fulfillment to their predictions. Didn’t Jesus identify them as wolves in sheep’s clothing? When we erase our ignorance by reading, studying, and fully embracing The Word, The Holy Spirit will guide us into all Truth. As this occurs, we will walk in the newness of life.
5 For if we have become one with Him [permanently united] in the likeness of His death, we will also certainly be [one with Him and share fully] in the likeness of His resurrection.
6 We know that our old self [our human nature without the Holy Spirit] was nailed to the cross with Him, in order that our body of sin might be done away with, so that we would no longer be slaves to sin.
7 For the person who has died [with Christ] has been freed from [the power of] sin.
Let us not minimize the work of The Holy Spirit in our lives. Jesus clearly stated the importance of The Holy Spirit in John chapter 14:
26 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.
What a promise! As we submit ourselves to The Holy Spirit, He will teach us all things we need to know in order to walk in the newness and fullness of life. We will be fully led by THE SPIRIT just as Jesus was led by THE SPIRIT. We will no longer be moved by the old man and the cares of the world. Each of us will fulfill our purpose FATHER ordained when HE formed us in the womb. Our joy will be full no matter what situation confronts us. Our perceived limitations will fall away as scales from the eyes. We will no longer see ourselves as unworthy but instead we will embrace FATHER’S Divine Intent of being fully matured Sons and Daughters. We will then walk in the Glory of FATHER.