Tuesday February 6, 2024

As we begin our journey through this NEW YEAR 2024 living in God's daily NEW MERCIES, I invite you to wander with me in pictures through one of Cartagena, Colombia's most fascinating neighborhoods: Getsemaní. Here, Di Silvio Trattoria in the heart of Getsemaní.

NEW YEAR, NEW MERCIES: DAY 7

Do you not know that you are a temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? ~1 Corinthians 3:16

Every day you need it. You and I simply can’t live without it. What is it? The indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit…

“For if you live according to the flesh you will die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.” (Romans 8:13)… God knew that my need as a sinner was so great that it was not enough for Him to just forgive me; He had to come and live inside me or I would not be what I had been re-created to be or do what I had been reborn to do.

I need the presence and power of the Holy Spirit living inside me because sin kidnaps the desires of my heart, blinds my eyes, and weakens my knees. 

Thank You God, that first You forgive me - and then You put Your Spirit to live within me, Your gracious wisdom and strength-giving Spirit to help me live as You want me to live.