The Holy Spirit gives you the power and focus to do God’s will, instead of your own will.

The Holy Spirit gives you the power and focus to do God’s will, instead of your own will.

“Whoever desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.” (Mk 8:34)
“Not everyone who says to Me, Lord, Lord, shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven.” (Matt 7:21)
“that the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.” (Rom 8:4)
“Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.” (Rom 6:4)
“knowing this, that our old man was crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves of sin.” (Rom 6:6)
“And he who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me.” (Matt 10:38)
“If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.” (Matt 16:24)
“Go your way, sell whatever you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, take up the cross, and follow Me.” (Mk 10:21)
“If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me.” (Lk 9:23)
“If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple.” (Lk 14:26)
“And whoever does not bear his cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple.” (Lk 14:27)
“So likewise, whoever of you does not forsake all that he has cannot be My disciple.” (Lk 14:33)
“For if you live according to the flesh you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.” (Rom 8:13)
“I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.” (Gal 2:20)
“And those who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.” (Gal 5:24)
Reading: Rev 11-13; Mk 8