1 And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins,
2 in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience,
3 among whom also we all once conducted ourselves in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, just as the others. (NKJV)
Before the Holy Spirit opened our ears to hear
Christ Jesus and our eyes to see the Truth we were spiritually dead in
trespasses and sins. We walked, talked and acted as dead men do. Our goal was
just to get through the day.
I am not condemning anyone in this. We were born with
brown, or back, or blonde hair, and a certain color to our eyes. All of that is
neither good nor bad. Instead it simply is!
However, we were also born with a penchant to sin!
Until God the Father chooses us to come out of the sin that seems engulf our
lives we will live according to the leading of Satan. We who have been called
to follow Christ Jesus are the chosen of God. During this age, we are led by
the Holy Spirit (Roman 8:14)! In Christ we have been changed from the sons of
“disobedience” to the sons of the Father.
In the past we were dominated by Satan and led by
our sin-nature. We had no choice as to the direction we walked. But, when we
were called out, we learned to walk in the ways of righteousness, the ways of
Christ Jesus.
Those who live in Satan’s unrighteousness also live
in the sin-nature, with which they were physically born.
Even if you are forgiven, you must still contend
with the sin-nature. You Spirit is saved, not your body. Barring the second
coming during your lifetime, it shall return to the dust.
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