The Holy Spirit Gives Life And Peace

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Romans 8:6 The mind of sinful man is death, but the mind controlled by the Spirit is life and peace. (NIV)

“Sinful man” here refers to a person that has not experienced salvation through Jesus Christ. It also includes the carnal man or one that is not in right relationship with Christ even after salvation. 
When we refuse to give up authority of our lives to the Lordship of Jesus Christ, we begin to falter in our relationship with Christ as well as other believers and loved ones. God refuses to take the backseat in the life of those He sacrificed His Son to save. As a fallen (backslidden) believer we open ourselves up to the influence of Satan himself at which point he begins to gain valuable spiritual territories that at one time belonged to Christ when He sat on the throne of our lives. Through our refusal of allowing the Holy Spirit to convict us of our wrongdoing we again allow Satan to regain former spiritual territories. Our refusal to allow Christ to live in our lives will eventually result in our compromising the Word of God and our basic spiritual beliefs. This can eventually result in spiritual deadening as we would harden our lives against the moving of the Holy Spirit, and Satan now has control over the life of an ineffective believer. We can now become desensitized to the calling of the Holy Spirit as this attitude drags on and on unchecked. As a believer, we would not lose our salvation, but until we turn from our carnal lifestyle, we become ineffective and unfruitful as a Christian.
But there is hope…. but the mind controlled by the Spirit is life and peace. Does this speak volumes to you as well as me? May the thoughts of Christ become our thoughts, and the peace that passes all understanding will guard our hearts and minds through Jesus Christ our Savior.
The battle lines are drawn. Let the God who knows the battles and knows our hearts guide us into a true peace as we experience His love for us through His Son, Jesus Christ.
Key Thought: Let’s give our hearts and minds to Christ today, right now, and experience the peace only He can provide in this troubled world we live in.
Prayer: Dear Lord Jesus, search my heart and reveal to me the areas that I need to turn over to You. Help me to always put You first in my life. In Jesus’ name I pray, AMEN!!!
Have a Blessed Day!!!
In Christ,
Ted Wilkins
© 2026 Ted Wilkins

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