Through the Holy Spirit of God that was given on the day of Pentecost, we are able not only to fellowship with the Father and the Son, but we are also able to partake of the Divine Nature. What does this mean? Well, the power of the Holy Spirit transforms us, making us more like our Maker, more like Jesus Christ.
So how do we know when we are partaking of this Divine Nature? Well, for one, just like the Apostle Paul and the Disciples of Jesus, you too will be transformed from the inside out. This is the power and the working of the Holy Spirit in us. Call it a renovation process if you will, but the Holy Spirit has that kind of power to change our lowly bodies and hearts to be more like His.
Addictions are broken, chains are thrown down, fears vanish, and love comes to replace all! This is the power of the resurrection of Jesus Christ and the sufferings that He went through for us. After He suffered and died, He was raised to new life and has presented us with the blessed gift of the Holy Spirit. This Spirit is so powerful, that it is able to change even the lowliest of sinners into holy men. This is because the gift is from above, and not of ourselves. It’s not our own power but His! Even the Apostle Paul found this out when he wrote,
Romans 7:24-25 “Wretched man that I am! Who will set me free from the body of this death? 25 Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord!.”
Paul knew that there was nothing good in himself, in his flesh (Rom. 7:18), but He also knew that God had given Him a power far greater than Paul’s own self to conquer all the sin in Paul’s own life. Paul, one of the holiest men in the Bible, started out as one of the chiefest sinners (1 Tim. 1:15)! But, he became a partaker of the Divine Nature, and it changed his life forever! Who shall deliver us from these bodies of death? Praise be to God who has done it through our Lord Jesus Christ and the power of His Spirit. God Bless.
1 Tim. 1:15 NASB”It is a trustworthy statement, deserving full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, among whom I am foremost of all.”
Good post.