Who is there to condemn us?
Will Christ Jesus the Messiah,
Who died and Who was also raised
from the dead, Who is at the
right hand of God actually pleading
as He intercedes for us?
( Romans 8.34).
MEDITATION POINTS
Please meditate on these points:
1) The love of God is so tremendous
that He made atonement for us and
furthermore Jesus Christ our risen Lord
and Savior intercedes for us.
2) God is for us. He is on our side.
His love for us is infinite.
MADE RIGHT
Who shall bring any charge against
God’s elect, when it is God Who puts
us in right relation to Himself ?
Who shall come forward and accuse
or impeach those whom God has chosen?
Will God, Who acquits us?
( Romans 8.33).
MEDITATION AND PRAYER POINTS
Meditate and pray about the following:
1) The immense peace that comes from
knowing that you are loved and accepted
by God Himself.
2) The fact that God, Who is rich in mercy,
because of His great love with which He
loved us,
Even when we were dead in trespasses,
made us alive together with Christ ( by
grace you have been saved),
And raised us up together, and made us
sit together in the heavenly places in
Christ Jesus. ( Ephesians 2.4-6).
GOD’S GREATEST GIFT
What then shall we say to these things?
If God is for us, who can be against us?
He who did not spare His own Son, but
delivered Him up for us all, how shall He
not with Him also freely give us all things?
( Romans 8.31 and 32).
POINTS FOR MEDITATION
Please meditate on the following:
1) God has definitely demonstrated His
amazing love to us in that
while we were yet sinners, Jesus Christ
died for us to give us everlasting life in Him.
2) God has already given us the greatest
proof of His love by not holding back
His only begotten Son. This means that He
will hold nothing back, but with Him also
freely and graciously give us all things.
EVEN WE OURSELVES
For we know that the whole creation
groans and labors with birth pains
together until now.
Not only the creation, but we ourselves
too, who have and enjoy the first fruits
of the Holy Spirit, even we
ourselves groan within ourselves
eagerly waiting for the redemption
of our bodies which will reveal our
adoption as God’s sons.
( Romans 8. 22 and 23).
MEDITATION POINTS
Meditate about the following:
1) The entire creation is awaiting the
manifestation of God’s children.
2) The entire creation groans and labors
in labor pains until then.
3) We also who have and enjoy the
firstfruits of the Holy Spirit ( a foretaste
of the blissful world to come) groan inwardly
as we wait for the redemption of our bodies,
which will reveal our adoption and our
manifestation as God’s children.
4) Then the entire world will enjoy the
happiness, satisfaction and fulfillment
of knowing Jesus Christ.
CREATION 2.0
For even the whole creation-all nature-
waits expectantly and longs earnestly
for God’s sons to be made known.
For the creation was subjected to futility
not because of some intentional fault on its
part, but by the will of Him
Who subjected it- yet with the hope
that creation itself will be set free
from its bondage to decay and corruption
and gain an entrance into the
glorious freedom of God’s children.
( Romans 8.19-21).
MEDITATION
Meditate on the following:
1) Hope that’s seen is not hope, because
the hoped for reality is not yet manifested.
2) Now hope does not disappoint, because
the love of God has been poured out in our
hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to
us ( Romans 5.5).
3) Nature is subjected to decay, entropy,
futility and frustration, yet awaits with eager
anticipation the manifestation of God’s children.
4) Beloved, now we are the children of God,
and it has not yet been revealed what we
shall be, but we know that when He is revealed
we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him
as He is. ( I.John 3.2).
5) When Jesus Christ is revealed, then
God’s children will also be revealed.
At that time nature will escape corruption.
Therefore, brothers and sisters,
we are debtors- not to the flesh,
to live according to the flesh.
For if you live according to the
flesh you will die. But if through
the power of the Holy Spirit you
are habitually putting to death
the evil deeds prompted by the
carnal nature, you will live.
( Romans 8.12 and 13).
INSPIRATION FOR MEDITATION
Meditate on these points:
1) The carnal sinful nature leads
to sin and death.
2) The Holy Spirit leads us to right
standing with God and guides us
to right thinking and actions
3) The Holy Spirit is in eternal
communion with the Eternal Father
and the Eternal Son.
4)The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of life.
With the Holy Spirit we have eternal
life as sons and daughters of the Eternal.
5) Eternal life is knowing the Father and His
unique Beloved Son Jesus Christ through
His Holy Spirit.
Because the mind of the flesh
with its carnal thoughts and
purposes is hostile to God,
for it does not submit itself
to God’s Law, indeed it cannot.
So then those who are living
the life of the flesh, catering
to the appetites and impulses
of their carnal nature cannot
please or satisfy God, or be
acceptable to Him.
But you are not living in the
life of the flesh, you are living
the life of the Spirit, if the Holy Spirit
of God really dwells within you and
directs you.
( Romans 8.7-8a).
INSPIRATION FOR MEDITATION
Meditate on the following:
1) The thought pattern prior to
spiritual rebirth.
2) The new thought pattern after
being filled with God’s Holy Spirit.
3) The contrast between those two
thought patterns.
For those who live according to
the flesh set their minds on the
things of the flesh, but those who
live according to the Spirit, the
things of the Spirit.
For to be carnally minded is death,
but to be spiritually minded is
life and peace.
( Romans 8.5 and 6).
RIGHT THINKING
HALLMARK OF A SPIRITUAL
MIND
Consider and meditate on the following:
1) Carnal minds contemplate merely
physical thoughts. Their sphere of
ideation is restricted to things, places,
activities related to physical desires.
2) Those who live according to the
Holy Spirit meditate on Spiritual
concepts and reflect on the ideas
inspired by the Holy Spirit.
Spirit led thoughts characterized by
love, joy, peace,patience,kindness,
goodness and faithfulness are the
hallmark of a spiritual mind.
3) When you are spiritually minded
you have eternal, unconditional
life and peace. The Kingdom of God
is right thinking, peace and joy in
the Holy Spirit.