July 3

Ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. — Rom 8:15

When we put ourselves under the yoke of Christ, He is able to free us from the old evil nature.

“The law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.” What we should do when we find some sin struggling in us for the mastery is to refer the matter to Christ. He is stronger than the strongest evil. He met all powers and overcame them all. He is able to overcome also for us. He is a proved Saviour. The Spirit of God dwells in us.

“If any man hath not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of His.” But if Christ lives in us we need never give way to any evil influence.

We have here a plain rule which will make it easy for us to know whether we are living right or not: “As many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.” This again starts us in a chain of wonderful privileges. “We are children of God: and if children, then heirs; heirs of God and joint–heirs with Christ.”