28/03/2023
As a believer, the Lord does not only want you to stop sinning, He also expects the desire in your heart for that particular sin to die. That is why God sent His Son to take us back to God's perfect image and restore dominion to us. Then we could be blessed again, and once again qualify to have eternal life (John 3:16, Mark 16:16). The blood of Jesus is so powerful that it removes every evil thought, attitude and motive from our hearts (Jeremiah 4:14). If you still harbor evil thoughts in your heart, then you are not a born-again Christian (saved). If your salvation depends on merely restraining your exterior body' from sinning without caring for your inner 'spirit' then you urgently need a revival.
After we have been cleaned by the blood of Jesus Christ, He gives us the Holy Spirit. The first thing the Holy Spirit does is to enable us to bear the fruit of the Spirit (characteristics of God) (Galatians 5:22-23).
Take the example of love. In (Matthew 5:44-48). Jesus tells us to love our enemies, even though they do not love us. When we become children of God, our spirit is perfected to resemble God because we are perfected in Him (Matthew 5:48). Therefore the Holy Spirit perfects us and we take on the very nature of God. Endurance is another fruit of the spirit. Here, you endure insults without your heart reacting in anger. Our God is an enduring God who does not react according to our actions (sin or wickedness). He is ever patient with us .
God bless you all.