You might want to ask, “If someone who’s born
again realizes that he has hatred, anger, bitterness,
jealousy, envy, pride, etc., in his heart, how should he get rid
of them? Should he pray to God to take them away?” First,
you need to know who a Christian is; he’s someone whose
spirit has been recreated by God; and the recreated human
spirit has certain distinct features, such as love, joy, peace,
patience, gentleness, goodness, and faith.
Hatred, anger, bitterness, jealousy, envy and pride
aren’t features of the recreated human spirit; so, refuse to
harbour them. Look into your spirit and bring forth love, joy,
peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith. You have
these beautiful features in your spirit. You may call them the
“produce” of your human spirit, because you’re a tree of
righteousness.
The Bible says the love of God is shed abroad in your
heart by the Holy Spirit (Romans 5:5); this means there’s no
room in your heart for hatred, bitterness, jealousy, and all
such negativities. Those are the works of the flesh. And God
didn’t tell us to pray about them. What He tells us is to put
them off! If that weren’t possible for you to do, He wouldn’t
have said so.
What you should do when there seems to be a
manifestation of the works of the flesh in your life is to use
your mouth! Declare that there’s love in your heart. That’s
Understanding Your True
Nature
THURSDAY
21
what you start with. You might ask, “Must I say it?” Yes, you
must say it, and continue to say it, because your mouth is
the rudder that controls your life. Every now and then, affirm,
“Jesus Christ is Lord of my life, and I walk in love!” The more
you say it, the greater the manifestation and expression of the
love of Christ in your life.
You’re born with the nature of God in your heart; you
have the life of God in you. Be more conscious of the features
of your spirit, and let your words and actions be consistent
with your true nature.
CONFESSION
I walk in the Spirit, and therefore
don’t fulfil the lust of the flesh!
The love of God is shed abroad in
my heart by the Holy Ghost! And
I’ve put on the new man, which is
renewed in knowledge after the
image of Him that created him.
I express the virtues and
perfections of divinity to my
world. Hallelujah!
1 YEAR BIBLE
READING PLAN:
Luke 19:1-27
1 Samuel 14-15
2 YEAR BIBLE
READING PLAN:
Romans 14:1-11
Psalm 123-124
FURTHER STUDY:
1 Peter 2:1-2
1 Peter 2:12 MSG
Pastor Chtis