2 Corinthians 4; Romans 6; 2 Corinthians 4

Father, I am joyfully your bond servant for Christ’s sake. You opened my eyes to the light of the Gospel of the glory of Christ.

I see that Jesus is your son, your Messiah, and that by your spirit dwelling in me, I am alive in your eternal spirit, and I am continually reckoning myself dead to my old fleshy, self-centered ways.

In peace, I have become an earthen vessel filled with your spirit. So your power and person dwell in me and on me and that is excellent and glorious.

Pressures of life come upon me, but I am not crushed. Confusion and foolishness swarm around me, but I am not perplexed. Always I carry about in my body your eternal, living, sovereign spirit, Father.

I know that your spirit, the very Spirit that raised up the Lord Jesus, dwells in me and will raise me up in Jesus and present me to you, Father. This goes on every day while I am in this flesh. So even though outwardly I am wearing away, inwardly I am renewed every day and live in your glory forever.