Your spirit—The Core Of Your Nature
For with the heart man believeth unto
righteousness; and with the mouth confession is
made unto salvation (Romans 10:10).
“Heart” in the above verse refers to the
human spirit; that’s the core of your
nature—the real you. You’re a spirit being. When you
were born again, you received the life and nature of
God into your spirit; the forces of life are domiciled
in your spirit. This is why you have to nurture and
develop your spirit, because it’s through your spirit
that you make contact with God. Proverbs 4:23 says,
“Keep thy heart (spirit) with all diligence; for out of
it are the issues of life.”
God’s light is in your spirit. He directs and guides
you from your inner man. Your spirit is the candle of the
Lord (Proverbs 20:27); that’s where the Word of God
illuminates. The inward man was created to receive,
believe, and act on God’s Word. When your spirit acts
on the Word, that’s faith, for faith is the response of
the human spirit to the Word of God.
Constantly feed and nurture your heart with the
Word of God. Jesus said man shall not live by bread
alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the
mouth of God (Matthew 4:4). When your spirit is
cultured and nurtured by the Word, it impacts your
mind! Your mind becomes renewed and programmed
to think victory, success, and excellence only.
The highest potential of the human nature is in
the human spirit, not the mind. When the Bible says,
“…the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee” (Isaiah
60:1), it refers to the glory in your spirit, in the core of
your nature. The perfections, beauty and excellence
of divinity are resident in your spirit. Hallelujah!
Prayer
Dear Father, I thank you for your light that’s in my spirit, and
the ability to receive direction, inspiration, counsel and wisdom
from your Word and the Holy Spirit. My spirit is constantly
refreshed and educated by your Word to produce excellence, and
manifest righteousness, in Jesus’Name. Amen.
Further study:
Proverbs 20:27; 2 Corinthians 4:16; 1 Peter 3:3-4
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Mark 9:33-50
Numbers 9-10
2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Matthew 19:13-22
exodus 11