Daily Devotion
With Pastor Ancel Presnell
“RESURRECTION POWER”
Resurrection Power: What comes to mind when we hear that phrase? As believers, we think of the resurrection of our Lord and Savior, as we should. There is no way that a believer can hear the word resurrection and not think about the resurrection of Christ. With His resurrection comes amazing transformation for all who believe upon the Lord Jesus for salvation.
The work of the Holy Spirit in the life of the believer is a two-part work. There is the work of the Holy Spirit within our bodies and soul in the present, and then there is the work of the Holy Spirit with our bodies at death. Both works are working toward the ultimate finished product of salvation at our glorious Resurrection!
These bodies that we are given are dying from the moment that we take our first breath. We all have a date with death and that physical death is imminent. This imminent death is a by-product of the curse of sin. Our flesh is drawn to sin, provoked by sin, and ultimately sins by nature. The downside to this sin nature that we have is imminent death.
Just as sin brings about death 100% of the time, the work of the Holy Spirit in the life of a believer brings about life 100% of the time. The indwelling of the Holy Spirit is at constant work in the life of the believer. This work is going on in the present life that we live here on earth by leading and guiding us into truth every second of the day (John 6:13.)
The work of the Holy Spirit is bringing us from death to life from the moment of conversion. The transformation from death to life is an instantaneous work the moment of conversion concerning our soul and mind. We were dead in our sins, and the Spirit brought us from death to life (Ephesians 2:4—6.) Every day of our life, we have choices to make; We can either choose to make choices by yielding to the Holy Spirit, and these choices will lead to life, or we can make our choices according to the flesh. Fleshly choices lead to sin and death.
Praise God, as a born-again believer, we are equipped with Resurrection Power within us. The same power that brought Jesus from the grave, lives within us. He equips us to make Godly decisions, and He has equipped us to choose righteousness over sin. This is one of the best gifts the Lord could ever give to us.
Romans 8:10, 11—”10 And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness. 11 But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.”
