Daily Bread – November 5, 2022 (The Seventh Day – Genesis 2:1-3) 2 Corinthians 13:5 – Test yourself to see if you are in the faith. Examine yourself; do you not realize that Jesus Christ is in you? Otherwise, you are counterfeit. Do You Have Living Faith? Paul set forth a test so those in the Church could determine whether they were born of God – or living in error. If you do not recognize Jesus Christ dwells in you, then you are not in the faith of the New Covenant. You have one of two choices as a person confessing Jesus Christ is God and Savior: either Christ Jesus is in you, or you are still outside the Covenant. A living faith has a living Jesus in it. A living faith is a faith that sees and knows with certainty. A living faith interacts in a very personal way with the living Savior, Christ Jesus. Do you realize that Jesus Christ is in you? The faith, which is in Christ Jesus, made it possible for Christ Jesus to be in us (Galatians 2:20). When the Spirit of God came upon us, we received more than just a change of heart and spirit, we were given a new heart and a new spirit. Thus, we boldly proclaim we have been born of God Who formed His Son, Christ Jesus, in us (Galatians 4:19; 1 John 3:24). We, therefore, have both experienced and acknowledged that Christ Jesus lives in us! The miracle power of faith has brought forth the very life of Christ Jesus into our beings (Colossians 1:27, 3:4,16; John 17:23; Romans 8:11, 10:8, 13:14; and 2 Corinthians 1:21, 2:17, 5:14-15, 10:7, 13:3; 1 Corinthians 4:17, 6:15; and Galatians 2:20, 3:27, 4:19; Ephesians 3:17, 4:13; Philippians 1:21). The faith of God brought forth the life, nature, and acts of Jesus into our lives. Blessings, Pastor Mark Spitsbergen