Shalom,

I really like most of Andrew Womack's devotional for today.

Matthew 26:41 "Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak."

The Bible presents salvation as a life transforming experience. Change is one of the distinguishing characteristics of a true believer. Yet, failure to understand that this change takes place in the spirit first, and then is reflected in our outward appearance through our thoughts and actions in direct proportion to the way we renew our minds, causes much confusion.

This change has to take place in our born-again spirit first. Why is that? If you were fat before you got saved, you will be fat after you get saved, unless you go on a weight loss program. Your body doesn't instantly change and neither does your soul or mind.

It is your spirit that is instantly changed at salvation. It is perfect (Hebrews 12:23). It cannot sin (1 John 3:9). Everything that is true of Jesus is true of our born-again spirit. Your spiritual salvation is complete. At salvation, you receive the same spirit that you will have throughout all eternity. It will not have to be changed or cleansed again. It is sealed with the Holy Spirit (Ephesians 1:13) and therefore, is sanctified and perfected forever (Hebrews 10:10, 14; 12:23).

For the remainder of our Christian life, we must not try to obtain faith, joy or love from God, but rather release what we already have in our spirits (Galatians 5:22-23) into our soul and body. Failure to understand this has caused some people to despair when they don't see sufficient change in their life after coming to the Lord for salvation. It must be understood that the change is internal in our spirit and the outward change will take place as we renew our minds through God's Word. 

This is SO vital for every believer to realize if they EVER want to walk in faith and power! The only change I would make is concerning faith! Romans 10:17 tells us this:

17 So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

Yes, our reborn spirit man has faith and believes God and his Word completely! BUT, we are triune beings, just as the Godhead is (Father, Son, Holy Spirit). WE are spirit, soul and body. We ARE spirit beings with a recreated spirit once we receive JESUS as Lord and Savior. We HAVE a soul (mind, emotions and will). We live, while on this earth, in a human body that is subject to decay and will one day return to dust. Our spirit man was made PERFECT at the New Birth. Our bodies WILL BE made perfect when we meet JESUS in the air. Our souls must be renewed, day by day, so that we can think, speak and act on the Word. Our spirit man understanding the Word perfectly does NOT help us at all unless our minds are renewed to know this! Romans is a letter written to the church in Rome, telling born again, spirit-filled believers that they needed to hear (and hear and hear) the Word of God for faith to come! Faith in the spirit MUST come into the soul, where choices are made, in order for us to act on it and stand on it! Faith may come from hearing someone else speak the Word, hearing ourselves speak the Word, fellowshipping around the Word with like-minded believers, but it MUST come! It MUST get from the spirit into the soul so that choices can be made that will result in us speaking WORDS that HE can confirm with signs, wonders and miracles (Mark 16:20)! AMEN! Here is Hillsong Worship with "Your Word":

Shalom in Him!