“But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you.” Romans 8:11
The Holy Spirit, who is given to us and begins His gracious working in us at Baptism, that “washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit” (Tit. 3:5), raises us up from spiritual death and makes us alive to God through faith in Jesus Christ and His atoning sacrifice on the cross for the sins of the world.
O gracious Holy Spirit, wash away my sins in Jesus’ shed blood and raise me up to live for my Savior. Amen.
[Scripture is taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.]