New to Grafted To Grow and not sure were to begin?
A new spirit will I put within you.
The new spirit is the Spirit of God in us.
And I will put My Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them.
Moreover, ye shall be my people, and I will be your God. Ezekiel 36:27, 28.
Thus when we are born of the Spirit, we'll remember our evil ways and doings that were not good,
and will strongly dislike ourselves in our own sight for our iniquities and abominations. Ezekiel 36:31.
That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. John 3:6.
There is a death to self and sin, and a new life altogether.
This change can be done only by the work of the Holy Spirit upon the heart.
Thus the blessing comes when by faith we surrender ourselves to God.
I Will Put A New Spirit Within You
Then that power which no human eye can see creates a new being in the image of God.
Moreover, the mystery of the work of redemption exceeds human knowledge. Nevertheless, one who passes from death to life realizes that it is a divine reality.
Though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool. Isaiah 1:18.
Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you. Ezekiel 36:25.
A new heart will I give you. If any man be in Christ, he is a new creature; old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. Ezekiel 36:26; 2 Corinthians 5:17.
Christ saves people from their sins, not in their sins. God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto Himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; 2 Corinthians 5:19;
For God hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him. 2 Corinthians 5:21.
For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.
For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. Romans 8:14, 15.
Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. Let your light so shine before men,
that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. Matthew 5:14, 16.
In the day that I shall have cleansed you from all your iniquities I will also cause you to dwell in the cities, and the wastes shall be build.
And the desolate land shall be tilled, whereas it lay desolate in the sight of all that passed by.
Moreover, they shall say, This land that was desolate is become like the garden of Eden;
and the waste and desolate and ruined cities are become fenced, and are inhabited. Ezekiel 36:33-35.
When God puts His Spirit in us, we become His children accepting Him as our Heavenly Father and our true God.
Moreover, we hear His voice and understand His will as outlined in His Word.
Furthermore, according as His Divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him that hath called us to glory and virtue;
that we might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. 2 Peter1:3, 4.
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Proverbs 1:23
Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out My Spirit unto you, I will make known My Words unto you.
And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions;
It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.
But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me;
For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.
It pleased the Father that in Him should all fullness dwell. Colossians 1:19.
It is He that giveth the increase.
And we are God's husbandry, and God's building. 1 Corinthians 3:7, 9.
Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee.
Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God; 1 John 3:1.
At the cross, Christ ransoms His people with His own blood.
But God commendeth His love toward us in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
By our faith we:
are justified and have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ
have access into this grace wherein we stand
rejoice in hope of the glory of God. Romans 5:1, 2.
His hand is stretched out still. Why wait longer?
Why Wait Longer?
Your Creator And Redeemer Longs For You - Take Him at His Word
Learn to trust in God's love and His power to save and restore His moral image in you.
The Spirit of God is pleading with you to seek for those things that alone can give you peace and rest - the grace of Christ and the joy of holiness. Give to Christ your guilt and fear today.
He can satisfy the craving of your heart. Believe the Son of God.