Text: Romans 5:18-19 

18 Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation;  even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life. 19 For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.   

 Saturday, 18^th May 2024 

THE HOLY SPIRIT WASHES AND RENEWS US

 Text: Romans 5:18-19 

 Memory verse: Genesis 2:17 But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.

If “renewal” means to be restored to a former state, how are we to understand renewal of the Holy Spirit? Was there a previous time when we had the Holy Spirit? As individuals, the answer is no BUT as for the human race, the answer is yes.

Adam and Eve were created perfect and had complete fellowship with God. They were created alive spiritually as well as physically. When God put Adam in the garden of Eden, He told him, “Of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eat thereof thou shalt surely die” Genesis 2:17. Adam did not die physically the day he ate the forbidden fruit, so he must have died some other way.

On the day they ate the forbidden fruit, Adam and Eve died spiritually.  Their spiritual bond with God was severed. They lost the indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit. They also began to decline physically, and eventually died a physical death. Louis Pasteur says, “Life only comes from life”, so all their children were born spiritually dead with a sinful nature, cut off from the Spirit of God. “Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so, death was passed to all men, for that all have sinned” Romans 5:12. Titus 3:6 added, “Whom (referring to the Holy Spirit) He (God the Father) poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior”. In context, we are reborn spiritually by the Holy Spirit who is poured out on us on salvation, and this was made possible by the finished work of Jesus Christ who died to pay for our sins. “So then as through one transgression there was condemnation to all men, even so through one act of righteousness there is justification of life to all men.  For as through the one man’s disobedience the many were made sinners, even so through the obedience of the One many will be made righteous.”

Romans 5:18-19 “For since by man came death, by man also came the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.” Not by works of righteousness which we have done, we are all born into this world spiritually dead in trespasses and sin Ephesians 2:1, children of disobedience, separated from God. The dead cannot raise themselves from the dead, and sinners cannot do enough good to earn salvation and eternal spiritual life. Sinless perfection is the standard, and we have all fallen short.

CGDS HYMN 54: SS&S 582: 

MORE HOLINESS GIVE ME, MORE STRIVINGS WITHIN

1. More holiness give me, more strivings within ;

More patience in suffering, more sorrow for sin ;

More faith in my Saviour, more

sense of His care ;  

More joy in His service, more purpose in prayer.

2. More gratitude give me, more trust in the Lord ;

More zeal for His glory, more hope in His Word ;

More tears for His sorrows, more

pain at His grief;

More meekness in trial, more praise for relief.

3. More purity give me, more strength

to o'ercome ;

More freedom from earth-stains,

more longings for home ;

More fit for the kingdom, more used

would I be;  

More blessed and holy, more, Saviour, like Thee.

   Prayers:

1.  Holy Spirit, wash me with the force of Your presence and anointing in Jesus’ name Amen.

2.  LORD God Almighty, thank You for making me alive again through Your Holy Spirit, to make me reign in live again for You in Jesus’ name. Amen.    

3.  Pray for others in this regard.