Good morning. We are back in Romans, repeating the last verse we covered. The mind set on the flesh is death, but the mind set on the Spirit is life and peace. Too many Christians have their minds set on the wrong thing - the things of the world. But sometimes it's hard not to. There are too many things in the world happening to us every day. They demand our attention. It's hard to think about spiritual things when bad things are surrounding you. Why is the mind set on the flesh death? Because it is hostile toward God; it does not subject itself to the law of God, for it is not even able to do so; and those who are in the flesh cannot please God. That type of mindset wants its own way; it does not want to listen to God for fear that God will tell it to do something it doesn't want to do. Thank God: we are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. And He does dwell in us so we are not in the flesh. But if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not along to Him. And now some great news! If Christ is in you, though the body is dead because of sin, yet the spirit is alive because of righteousness. Our spirits live forever; this body – not so much. And then the best news ever: but if the Spirit of Himself who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who indwells you! Though our bodies are dying daily, He will give life to them through the Holy Spirit who indwells us. Father thank You that the reader is not in the flesh but in the Spirit. He/she does not listen to the things of the world but to You.

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