“For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. Because the carnal mind is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, nor indeed can be. So then, those who are in the flesh cannot please God.” Romans 8:6-8
What people do not realize is that, by our fallen nature, our thoughts, desires and actions are tainted by sin’s corruption so that we are spiritually dead and not able to truly love God, trust in Him or honor Him with our lives. It is only by the Spirit of God working through the Word of God that we are reborn from above, trust in Christ for forgiveness and have our minds renewed that we might begin to love God, trust in Him and honor Him with our lives.
O God, grant that we follow the leading and guiding of Your Holy Spirit through the Word that we might trust in You for mercy and forgiveness, and then love and honor Your holy name. Amen.
[Scripture is taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.]