Daily Bread – June 23, 2021 (The Fourth Day – Genesis 1:14-19) Romans 8:10 – But if Christ is in you, the body is dead because of sin, but the Spirit is life because of righteousness. Part 2 ~ Life For The Body The Spirit is life because of righteousness’ must be understood in contrast to the body that is dead because of sin. Although this certainly has a dual meaning, in the very next verse we learn if the Spirit of God dwells in you, then He will make alive the mortal body (Romans 8:11). This may certainly be applied to the resurrection of the body from the dead, but also it includes healing from sickness and disease. Paul said to the Church at Galatia, “If you sow to the flesh, you shall of the flesh reap corruption; but if you sow to the Spirit, you shall reap everlasting life.” (Galatians 6:7-8). Everlasting life is not only a duration of time, but also a quality of life. The Lord Jesus came to give us life and life more abundantly (John 10:10). It is a verified Biblical fact a person living in a natural body can live without corruption for 2600 years: Elijah was taken up into the presence of God with an earthly body where he stands at this very time awaiting the time he will return to the Earth as one of the two witnesses in the last days (2 Kings 2; Revelation 11). Peter also spoke of how the divine nature which we have received has resulted in having escaped the corruption in the world through lust (2 Peter 1:3-4). In fact, what we may understand from these passages of Scripture is how walking in righteousness and sowing to the Spirit results in the benefits of divine health. Even in the Old Testament, God blessed the people of Israel with protection against “these diseases” (Exodus 15:26; Deuteronomy 7:15, 28:60). The Psalmist reminds us how we should not forget all of His benefits for he cleanses all of our iniquities and heals all of our diseases (Psalms 103:1-5). Blessings, Pastor Mark Spitsbergen
Daily Bread 6/23/2021
