Daily Devotional

Romans 8:5-9 (NLT) 

“5 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. 

6 So letting your sinful nature control your mind leads to death. But letting the Spirit control your mind leads to life and peace. 

7 For the sinful nature is always hostile to God. It never did obey God’s laws, and it never will. 

8 That’s why those who are still under the control of their sinful nature can never please God.

 9 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.)” 

Open Heavens Devotional

“If you want to encounter God and the things of the Spirit in a new dimension, you must be prepared to part ways with carnality. 

A carnal Christian is led by the flesh, manipulated by lust and destroyed by pride. Carnality puts enmity between the carnal Christian and God.

To operate in the spirit, you must be born again, and baptized or filled with the Holy Spirit. 

You must maintain a heart that is right before God, feed regularly on His Word and obey Him. 

You must avoid every tendency to make you yield to the flesh. Avoid quarrels and strife. Follow peace with all men. Let your mind be focused on Christ and channel your desires to Him. 

Spend time to thank Him, praise and worship Him. Be sensitive to the voice of the Spirit and leave no stone unturned in your quest for God.”