40 Days of Prayer-Day 28

40 Days of Prayer-Day 28

Most of  us live a life of sporadic obedience and broken promises to God. But how do we experience a life of victory through Christ over every temptation and sin Satan brings our way? How do we allow Christ to live out His victorious life over sin in us? We have to believe that He lives in us through the baptism of the Holy Spirit and He will manifest His love, pure and holy, virtuous thoughts in our minds. It's a matter of faith. Rom 6:6, 11-14, Isa. 26:3-4, John 15:4-5, Eph 3:16-167, Gal 2:20, John 14:16-18, 1 John 3:24, 1 Cor 2:16. Practical steps we can take to achieve this is (1) turn your mind immediately away from the temptation Satan presents. Phil 4:8, (2) believe that Christ has broken the power of your sinful nature and temptation at the cross, (3) believe Jesus is in you and ask Him to manifest His virtue in you in relation to the temptation. Be specific, (4) Believe He will manifest Himself and don't fight the temptation yourself. When we do that, we are really trying to resist in our own strength rather than looking to Jesus for  victory. Heb 12:1-2, (5) thank Him for the deliverance He has just given you.

PRAYER: Father baptize us with your Holy Spirit, and bring truth and revival to us and your church. Lead me to let Jesus live out His victorious life in me when I am tempted to sin. Help us to believe that the greatest power in this world lives in us through your Holy Spirit.