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The new man is a spiritual man. He will experience a spiritual birth. He is born a new, of the same Spirit which brought Christ into the world. Jesus was very emphatic when He said; Ye must be born again. John 3:7 Just as one is not in this world until they have been born of their mother. So, those who would be in the kingdom of the Lord are born of the Spirit into that kingdom. Otherwise they are unaware of its existence. John 3:3. The Word of the Lord is that perfect seed producing new life in the believer. The Word is eternal, therefore it produces eternal life. 1 Peter 1:23 As a baby needs milk, so the new life in Christ must feed on the Word of the Lord. Spiritual growth may only be accomplished by feeding on the Word. 1 Peter 2:22.
First steps are of great importance to parents. How they like to broadcast the news, Baby took its first steps today. It is well to read the instructions before assembling a new toy for the kids. Then, we do not end up with spare parts. The Lord has given us excellent instructions in the Word of the Lord pertaining to our walk in Him. If we follow them we cannot go astray. The Word will direct us in the ways of the Lord and not the perverse ways of this world. Eph. 4:17 Walking in the light of the Lord, the Word of God, we realize that we have a constant companion who walks with us. 1 John 1:7 He is the light of the world. John 8:13 His very nature is light.
1 John 1:5 As light is vital to human existence on this earth, so the light of the Word is an absolute must for spiritual life.
The new man is privileged to live a life that is glorious and marvelous. A life that is lived in the power and blessing of the Holy Spirit of God. The Lord is desirous of imparting to His own all the elements of His life. We are called upon not only to live in the Spirit but to likewise walk in the Spirit. Gal. 5:25 It is here, in the manifestation, the demonstration of the life in the Spirit that we live in victory. The lust, the unclean desires of the flesh, are overcome by the power of the Word and the Spirit who is now resident within the believer. Gal. 5:16 There is complete liberty and freedom in the pathway of the Spirit. Rom. 8:2 There is a life giving force in the anointed Word of the Lord. Jesus came, speaking in the Spirit, life giving Words. John 6:63 That same power and the identical words are made available to His church today. It is time that we started to take advantage of all that He has made available to us through the presence of the Holy Spirit in our lives.