Romans 8 part 1

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Several years ago, I was talking with my grandpa on the phone, and he said he had just finished eating Romans 8 for breakfast. Then he said, "You should read it today and read it at least twice." So, I took his advice and read it twice, and Romans 8:11 seemed to jump off the page at me (it is bolded down below). Today we are going to take communion over the first couple of paragraphs in Romans 8 and then continue through the chapter over the next several days. 

Romans 8:1-11 Life Through the Spirit

8 Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, 2 because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death. 3 For what the law was powerless to do because it was weakened by the flesh, God did by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh to be a sin offering. And so he condemned sin in the flesh, 4 in order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fully met in us, who do not live according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.

5 Those who live according to the flesh have their minds set on what the flesh desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires. 6 The mind governed by the flesh is death, but the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace. 7 The mind governed by the flesh is hostile to God; it does not submit to God’s law, nor can it do so. 8 Those who are in the realm of the flesh cannot please God.

9 You, however, are not in the realm of the flesh but are in the realm of the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, they do not belong to Christ. 10 But if Christ is in you, then even though your body is subject to death because of sin, the Spirit gives life because of righteousness. 11 And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies because of his Spirit who lives in you.

Today's Workout/Health Tip

One of the goals in fitness is to get everything moving forward together. Often people only focus on endurance or strength or flexibility. But when designing programs my goal is to get everything moving forward together... Strength, endurance, flexibility, muscle mass, mobility, coordination, balance, and getting or staying lean. When done correctly there is a synergistic effect where one quality makes the others qualities better. The Daily Communion Workout is designed to get everything moving forward together in only about 20 minutes per day. 

I am praying for you. 

Daniel