His Spirit...Alive IN YOU!

Then the angel spoke to the women. “Don’t be afraid!” he said. “I know you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He isn’t here! He is risen from the dead, just as he said would happen. (Matthew 28:5-6)

Happy Easter, Friends!
Jesus is alive! This is something that we say and celebrate, but do we really understand what this means for us? 

The Spirit of God, who raised Jesus from the dead, lives in you. And just as God raised Christ Jesus from the dead, he will give life to your mortal bodies by this same Spirit living within you. (Romans 8:11)

Friend, if you are a follower of Jesus, the same power that defeated death lives IN YOU. The same power that raised his scarred body back to life is IN YOU. The same power that will crush Satan's head is IN YOU!

I have this incredible source of power available to me each and every time I ask for Him to guide me and use me. But do I live like I truly believe this? So often I try to rely on my limited power and abilities and only look to His Spirit for help when I come to the end of my own rope. Jesus, help me to remember and believe that your Spirit is IN ME. Your power is IN ME. Your life is IN ME! Thank you, Father!

And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, who will never leave you. He is the Holy Spirit, who leads into all truth. The world cannot receive him, because it isn’t looking for him and doesn’t recognize him. But you know him, because he lives with you now and later will be in you. No, I will not abandon you as orphans—I will come to you. (John 14:16-18)