Living In Us

• How would you feel about having one of your parents with you every second of every day? Why?

• How is that different from having the Holy Spirit with you all the time?

And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies because of his Spirit who lives in you.
Romans 8:11

This world can be a tough place for Christians. Jesus warns us of that in John 15:18-21: “If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first. If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. That is why the world hates you. Remember what I told you: ‘A servant is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted me, they will persecute you also. If they obeyed my teaching, they will obey yours also. They will treat you this way because of my name, for they do not know the one who sent me.”

God understands how difficult it is to be a Christian. So he sent his Holy Spirit to live in us and to give us strength, courage, patience, support, encouragement and anything else we need—just when we need it.

From within, the Holy Spirit inspires us to live in a way that honors God. He sees everything we do. He knows every choice we make. He knows everything we think. He encourages us to do the right thing — and lets us know when we don’t.

PRAYER
Dear God, thank you for sending your Holy Spirit to live in us. Please bless our efforts to live in a way that pleases you. Amen.