By the Spirit

This morning as I was enjoying my time with the Lord in the morning revival, the Lord spoke to me the timely word. The verses for the day are too familiar to me that it almost lost its essence, however, the Lord shone upon them and it became rhema.

For the law of the Spirit of life has freed me in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and of death. Romans 8:2

Yes, the law of the Spirit of life is within me. It is by the operation of this law that I am freed from the law of sin! Without this law, there is no way for me to overcome sin or death. This precious verse needs experience, without which is a mere doctrine just for the ear and the mind. Why certain habits are not easily given up? All because the law of sin and death is too alive. Once the law of the Spirit of life operates, the law of sin and death is easily overcome just as an aerodynamic law overcomes the gravitational pull of the earth.

Furthermore in verse 11, this law of the Spirit of life is the One who raised Jesus from the death, and can give life to our mortal bodies! Yes indeed. When I turned to my spirit where this Spirit dwells I am revived and the deadness in my body is overcome. I experienced this a lot of time. Physical body abides by the physical laws and has its limit, however, the Spirit can give life to this mortal physical body and does things beyond the scope of physical science. How does that happen? Science can only cynically guess the probability, yet the Spirit by its divine and eternal nature explains it all; this is not a mere biblical teaching, but for us to experience and enjoy day by day.

Nevertheless, human cooperation to the operation of the Spirit is inevitable. Verse 13 goes, "If by the Spirit you put to death the practices of the body; you will live." I must put to death the practices of my body under the operation of the law of sin and of death, not by myself for that's not just a herculean task but a mission impossible, but by the Spirit! Meaning, if I turned to my spirit where the Spirit dwells and exercise my mingled spirit to put to death the practices of the body, then the Spirit in and through me will do the overcoming, and I becomes an overcomer! A very good instance is, to overcome the gravity of the earth, I have to make an effort to board a flight, that my duty. The the flight under the operation of the law of aerodynamic easily overcomes the law of gravity and I being in the flight enjoy the overcoming work of the operation of the law of aerodynamic. So I in the flight overcomes the law of gravity by the law of aerodynamic. Praise the Lord! By the Spirit...put to death the practices of the body; you will live...