Life in the Spirit . [ Romans 8 ]

Romans 8 is a wonderful chapter,some put the title over it, Life in the Spirit, in v6, we read ,/For to be carnally minded is death,but to be spiritually minded is life and peace/. As Christians we have been brought into a new relationship, a spiritual relationship, before we became Christians ,our minds where on natural things we really did not consult God, oh yes we may have prayed, even gone to church, but we did not live for God. In fact we were hostile to God, not prepared to submit to Him ,in our natural condition, we had no power to please God, or to do His will[ v7-8]. As Christians we recieved God the Spirit, and everything changed, and that for the better, we have the Spirits power that enables us to live a life that is so much better than our old lives. Leon Morris in his commentary on Romans write,/ The non Christian may have good intentions, but their horizons are bounded by the the things of this life./ I wonder is that you ?,as Christians we realise that good intentions are not enough,our horizons stretch into the eternal realms, into life in the Spirit. The door to that life in the Spirit is through Christ, that life in Christ leads us into unbounded possibilities, a life of freedom, peace and joy.[ Dear God thanks for all You have brought us into through Your dear son Jesus, a life of freedom, power, love ,joy and peace. Amen ]