Bible Study September 13, 2023
Romans 8:9-10 (ESV)
9 “You, however, are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if in fact the Spirit of God dwells in you. Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him. 10 But if Christ is in you, although the body is dead because of sin, the Spirit is life because of righteousness.”
Man is composed of three things a physical body, a soul (mind) and a spirit. However, man seems to enjoy living by the dictates of his body than his spirit. We should be living by the Spirit.
Hydrangeas are an interesting flowering plant. Cindy and I had them in our yard in Ohio and we simply could not get them to bloom. Even the man living behind us who was a member of the Hosta Society couldn’t help. I read today that if you plant rusty nails with a pink-blooming hydrangea it will change colors to blue. The color is affected by the pH factor in the soil. A change was made to the soil.
Do we need to change things in our life to make us bloom or maybe bloom brighter? Can we get away from being led by what our body wants and desires to what the Spirit desires for us? What would those changes look like? What if I decided to lose some weight so I cut back on or cut out sugar from my diet? Could we live with the reducing our desire for sugar?
Sometime we need to add an outside factor that we are not used to. You normally would not plant nails with a flower. You may not read the scriptures on a daily basis but give it a try even if you read the same scripture for a week or more until it gets rooted in your spirit. Satan may tell you that you do not pray enough don’t let him be the judge you judge yourself and if you are guilty then make some changes. This is one I need to do more.
Simply adding something or making a change can radically cause you to bloom.
God Bless.
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