“Moving within the Attributes of Christ Experience – 11-07-15”

“Moving within the Attributes of Christ Experience – 11-07-15”

The link to the podcast can be found at:

https://soundcloud.com/susan-omarra/the-attributes-of-god

As I lay on my bed, I was instantly in an experience in the heavenlies with the angels. I was in the vast outer space traveling fast and underneath my feet was a ball of light. My ball of light was colored red. The angel traveling beside me also had a ball of light under his feet. His ball of light was green. Then I saw another angel, then another, and another, and they all had different colored balls of light under their feet. We were all standing on the balls of light, and were moving straight ahead at a rapid rate of speed. I wondered why the angels had balls under their feet. I wondered what the balls of light represented.

The angel traveling next to me said, “His Attributes.” I thought, “Attributes?” He nodded smiling at me. Then I could hear the Lord’s voice speaking to me. “Yes, Susan, everything that I have created reveals the knowledge of Me. Even My angels reveal an attribute of My person to the earth and humanity. You are to be firmly rooted in Me. Every time you give more of yourself to Me, and take on more of My character and likeness, you will also learn to move as I move. Remember, I am the door through which you will go in and out. Every one of My attributes are also doors. For all Spiritual access leads to Me, originates with Me, and is also to be grown up into, as you learn more of Me. I want My people to move on into full maturity.”

“You know that all of heaven and the creation is sustained and upheld by Me. Everything here operates as it is intended because it is all connected to Me. When you each live in union with Me, you can also move with Me as I move, for I am Life, and life is always moving. You are rooted in My Love, and that is why you see My Light below your feet as red. You have learned to love. You have learned to rely upon My love to guide you and to also sustain you. This is why you can navigate through hard things and yet be unshaken. This is what I desire for all of My People. I desire for them to root themselves into Me, and to draw what they need from Me continually.”

“Now is time to learn to draw from Me even more. It is time to move far above the cares of this world, and the burdens of this life. It is turn your focus to Me, and to draw your life from Me. You draw from My Attributes which I have formed within you. Learn to be continually sustained through Me. There is no need in this life, that cannot be met by Me. I am your life, in this life. I am the Life that flows within, so it is time to draw from Me, in all things. Flow in My Love. Flow in My Wisdom. Flow in My Peace. Flow in My Truth. I want My people to never ever lack. When you flow in Me, you are rich indeed. It is time for maturity in My House. I want Sons and Daughters who walk with Me, flow through Me, and who manifest the knowledge of Me.”

“Just as I reveal the attributes of My Father, and that which is His is also Mine, so it is with you. All that is My Fathers here, is also yours to walk in there. You are not limited to this world of time, and space, and the laws of sin and death that shroud it. You are not of this world, just as I am not of this world. Just as I came to reveal My Father, so do you. You can move in the eternal realms outside of time. You can see creation as it was, and you can see into eternity, because you are united to Me. I want My children to realize that they are to be vitally united to Me. As I live, they will live. As I move, they are to move. It is time to grow up into the deeper knowledge of Me, and learn to redeem the bonds of humanity with Me.”

“I am showing this to you because it is time for My people to move into the things of My Kingdom, and of My Government, in both realms. It is time to draw from My Wisdom that is laid up within your spirit, and to trust in My Words that have been given to you. I have already shown you the way. Now you all must move into it. Just as the former generations learned to walk with Me habitually, so must your generation. As you each learn to draw from Me, and learn to appropriate more deeply My attributes into your daily lives, there shall be no fear, no sickness, no failures, no weaknesses, no faithlessness, or lack within My House. All who are joined to Me are sustained and upheld by Me. That is why I wanted you to see this example with Me. I want My people to be truly led by Me. This must be your true reality! You are to learn to live your lives, through Me!”

Scriptures:

Attributes:    (From Bible Gateway)                                                      (Note: Divine Attributes is also His Character)

Power of God,    The » Is one of his attributes (Psalms 62:11)

Truth of God,      The » Is one of his attributes (Deuteronomy 32:4; Isaiah 65:16)

Wisdom of God, The » Is one of his attributes (1 Samuel 2:3; Job 9:4)

Romans 1:19 For that which is known about God is evident to them and made plain in their inner consciousness, because God [Himself] has shown it to them. 20 For ever since the creation of the world His invisible nature and attributes, that is, His eternal power and divinity, have been made intelligible and clearly discernible in and through the things that have been made (His handiworks).

Philippians 2:5 Let this same attitude and purpose and [humble] mind be in you which was in Christ Jesus: [Let Him be your example in humility:] 6 Who, although being essentially one with God and in the form of God [possessing the fullness of the attributes which make God God], did not think this equality with God was a thing to be eagerly grasped or retained,

Colossians 1:18 He also is the Head of [His] body, the church; seeing He is the Beginning, the Firstborn from among the dead, so that He alone in everything and in every respect might occupy the chief place [stand first and be preeminent]. 19 For it has pleased [the Father] that all the divine fullness (the sum total of the divine perfection, powers, and attributes) should dwell in Him permanently. 20 And God purposed that through (by the service, the intervention of) Him [the Son] all things should be completely reconciled back to Himself, whether on earth or in heaven, as through Him, [the Father] made peace by means of the blood of His cross.

Rooted in Him:

Ephesians 3:16 May He grant you out of the rich treasury of His glory to be strengthened and reinforced with mighty power in the inner man by the [Holy] Spirit [Himself indwelling your innermost being and personality]. 17 May Christ through your faith [actually] dwell (settle down, abide, make His permanent home) in your hearts! May you be rooted deep in love and founded securely on love,18 That you may have the power and be strong to apprehend and grasp with all the saints [God’s devoted people, the experience of that love] what is the breadth and length and height and depth [of it];

1 Peter 5:9 Withstand him; be firm in faith [against his onset—rooted, established, strong, immovable, and determined], knowing that the same (identical) sufferings are appointed to your brotherhood (the whole body of Christians) throughout the world.

1 John 2:27 But as for you, the anointing (the sacred appointment, the unction) which you received from Him abides [permanently] in you; [so] then you have no need that anyone should instruct you. But just as His anointing teaches you concerning everything and is true and is no falsehood, so you must abide in (live in, never depart from) Him [being rooted in Him, knit to Him], just as [His anointing] has taught you [to do].

Vitally united to Him:

John 15:3 You are cleansed and pruned already, because of the word which I have given you [the teachings I have discussed with you]. 4 Dwell in Me, and I will dwell in you. [Live in Me, and I will live in you.] Just as no branch can bear fruit of itself without abiding in (being vitally united to) the vine, neither can you bear fruit unless you abide in Me. 5 I am the Vine; you are the branches. Whoever lives in Me and I in him bears much (abundant) fruit. However, apart from Me [cut off from vital union with Me] you can do nothing. 6 If a person does not dwell in Me, he is thrown out like a [broken-off] branch, and withers; such branches are gathered up and thrown into the fire, and they are burned. 7 If you live in Me [abide vitally united to Me] and My words remain in you and continue to live in your hearts, ask whatever you will, and it shall be done for you. 8 When you bear (produce) much fruit, My Father is honored and glorified, and you show and prove yourselves to be true followers of Mine.

Continually drawing from Him:

Psalms 16:8 I have set the Lord continually before me; because He is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.

Psalms 40:11 Withhold not Your tender mercy from me, O Lord; let Your loving-kindness and Your truth continually preserve me!

Psalms 70:4 May all those who seek, inquire of and for You, and require You [as their vital need] rejoice and be glad in You; and may those who love Your salvation say continually, Let God be magnified!

Psalms 71:3 Be to me a rock of refuge in which to dwell, and a sheltering stronghold to which I may continually resort, which You have appointed to save me, for You are my Rock and my Fortress.

Habitually walking with God:

Genesis 17:1 When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to him and said, I am the Almighty God; walk and live habitually before Me and be perfect (blameless, wholehearted, complete).

Genesis 24:40 And he said to me, The Lord, in Whose presence I walk [habitually], will send His Angel with you and prosper your way, and you will take a wife for my son from my kindred and from my father’s house.

Genesis 48:15 Then [Jacob] blessed Joseph and said, God [Himself], before Whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac lived and walked habitually, God [Himself], Who has [been my Shepherd and has led and] fed me from the time I came into being until this day,

Psalms 1:1 Blessed (happy, fortunate, prosperous, and enviable) is the man who walks and lives not in the counsel of the ungodly [following their advice, their plans and purposes], nor stands [submissive and inactive] in the path where sinners walk, nor sits down [to relax and rest] where the scornful [and the mockers] gather. 2 But his delight and desire are in the law of the Lord, and on His law (the precepts, the instructions, the teachings of God) he habitually meditates (ponders and studies) by day and by night. 3 And he shall be like a tree firmly planted [and tended] by the streams of water, ready to bring forth its fruit in its season; its leaf also shall not fade or wither; and everything he does shall prosper [and come to maturity].

Galatians 5:16 But I say, walk and live [habitually] in the [Holy] Spirit [responsive to and controlled and guided by the Spirit]; then you will certainly not gratify the cravings and desires of the flesh (of human nature without God).

-        Susan O’Marra

-        11-07-15

The Womb of Creation Experience and Podcast - 10-24-15

The Womb of Creation Experience 10-24-15

The Link to the podcast can be found at:

https://soundcloud.com/susan-omarra/the-womb-of-creation-vision

The Father spoke to me as I was lying on my bed in the hotel room. He said, "Come, I have somewhere new to show you." Instantly we were walking down this tunnel and it opened up into a chasm of beauty. It was a vast circular expanse of the most beautiful world of creation and nature that I have ever seen. As far as I could see, it was full of green trees, multitudes of plants, flowers, rolling hills, flying birds, waterfalls, and such richness that took my breath away. I wondered where this place was. The Father seemed pleased to watch my delight. He watched for awhile with me. 

Then I asked, "What is this place?" He said, "This is the womb of Creation. This is being shown to you in a way that you can understand. Everything that exists came forth from Me. I gave birth to all that was in My heart and mind, when I spoke it out from within My being. Everything that is brought forth from within Me, cannot fail to come to pass. I want My people to understand this, for I am also dwelling within you."

"When I speak within you, I am still creating what is Mine. When I inspire you to write, or to speak out My thoughts, I am still creating. When I give you a vision or a dream, I am forming My thoughts in your spirit, so that you can see them and hear it. I am the Creator, and I am still creating. I am still giving birth within My People and through My People."

"The womb of Creation is within you, within your spirit, and when I inspire you to speak forth the things that I show you or say, then My Spirit will move within you to create My will through you, but the problem is, that most of My People do not have confidence in Me, and they doubt the things they see or that I tell them, so I cannot create My will through their lives. Doubt will kill the truth, and will rob faith of its power to create. This is why many things do not come to full maturity."

"It is time to fully believe in Me. I dwell within you, and I am the one that fertilizes those words within the womb of your spirits, and I am the one that will bring My words to pass in its proper timing. This womb of creation that you see here dwells within your spirit, for I am dwelling within your spirit. I am the Creator. Everything that exists or ever will exist, has its origin in Me. Watch now with Me."

Suddenly the whole scene zoomed outwards until the whole place we were in was very small, and now we were bigger than it. It was like a small ball. He said, "This is now small like a seed, because everything that I sow, has life within it; the life necessary to live and to bear fruit. Every possibility that was ever thought of by Me, or planned out in heaven by My Spirit, has been placed within My people, but not many of My People care to dig out all that is hidden within."

"I have spiritual treasures that have not yet been discovered, wisdom that has not yet been sought out, and eternal realities that have not yet been established into the earth. It is time for that to change. I am raining into the earth again, and My deeper floods of revelation shall begin to unfold, as My people act on what I show them, and speak those things into reality with Me. I am raining down My heaven borne possibilities into those with eyes to see."

"I am opening spiritual wombs again, and barrenness shall cease among My true Sons and Daughters. It is time for fruitfulness in My House. It is time for Wisdom to pour, from My Hidden Store. It is time to believe My Signs, for they reveal My Higher Designs. It is time to procreate with Me, it is time to co-create with Me!"

"Now watch this," the Father said. He then reached out and took that little ball of creation and it became very, very tiny, and He then put it within me. I could feel it fluttering in my spirit. He said, "Now it is time for creation to pour. I am going to open the wombs of My Peoples spirits once more, and My words will roar, and My power will pour, for I am going to manifest My Life even more! I am coming to heal, to deliver, to create, and to restore!"

"My church in this generation shall bring forth all that I have laid up within her, for every one of My seeds shall live, and that which you all bring forth in obedience to Me, shall reveal the knowledge of Me to humanity. It's time to believe My Words, and to have full confidence in Me. It is time to speak forth those things that I reveal to you, for I wrote them all from eternity, and I also created your destinies!" - The end

Scriptures:

Heaven borne possibilities:

Isaiah 45:1. THUS SAYS the Lord to His anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have held to subdue nations before him, and I will unarm and ungird the loins of kings to open doors before him, so that gates will not be shut. 2. I will go before you and level the mountains [to make the crooked places straight]; I will break in pieces the doors of bronze and cut asunder the bars of iron. 3. And I will give you the treasures of darkness and hidden riches of secret places, that you may know that it is I, the Lord, the God of Israel, Who calls you by your name. 4. For the sake of Jacob My servant, and of Israel My chosen, I have called you by your name. I have surnamed you, though you have not known Me. 5. I am the Lord, and there is no one else; there is no God besides Me. I will gird and arm you, though you have not known Me, 6. That men may know from the east and the rising of the sun and from the west and the setting of the sun that there is no God besides Me. I am the Lord, and no one else [is He]. 7. I form the light and create darkness, I make peace [national well-being] and I create [physical] evil (calamity); I am the Lord, Who does all these things. 8. Let fall in showers, you heavens, from above, and let the skies rain down righteousness [the pure, spiritual, heaven-born possibilities that have their foundation in the holy being of God]; let the earth open, and let them [skies and earth] sprout forth salvation, and let righteousness germinate and spring up [as plants do] together; I the Lord have created it. 9. Woe to him who strives with his Maker!–a worthless piece of broken pottery among other pieces equally worthless [and yet presuming to strive with his Maker]! Shall the clay say to him who fashions it, What do you think you are making? or, Your work has no handles? [Rom. 9:20.] 10. Woe to him [who complains against his parents that they have begotten him] who says to a father, What are you begetting? or to a woman, With what are you in travail? 11. Thus says the Lord, the Holy One of Israel, and its Maker: Would you question Me about things to come concerning My children, and concerning the work of My hands [would you] command Me? 12. I made the earth and created man upon it. I, with My hands, stretched out the heavens, and I commanded all their host. 13. I will raise [Cyrus] up in righteousness [willing in every way that which is right and proper], and I will direct all his ways; he will build My city, and he will let My captives go, not for hire or for a bribe, says the Lord of hosts. 14. Thus says the Lord: The labor and wealth of Egypt and the merchandise of Ethiopia and the Sabeans, men of stature, shall come over to you and they shall be yours; they shall follow you; in chains [of subjection to you] they shall come over, and they shall fall down before you; they shall make supplication to you, saying, Surely God is with you, and there is no other, no God besides Him. [I Cor. 14:25.] 15. Truly You are a God Who hides Himself, O God of Israel, the Savior. 16. They shall be put to shame, yes, confounded, all of them; they who are makers of idols shall go off into confusion together. 17. But Israel shall be saved by the Lord with an everlasting salvation; you shall not be put to shame or confounded to all eternity. [Heb. 5:9.] 18. For thus says the Lord–Who created the heavens, God Himself, Who formed the earth and made it, Who established it and did not create it to be a worthless waste; He formed it to be inhabited–I am the Lord, and there is no one else. 19. I have not spoken in secret, in a corner of the land of darkness; I did not call the descendants of Jacob [to a fruitless service], saying, Seek Me for nothing [but I promised them a just reward]. I, the Lord, speak righteousness (the truth–trustworthy, straightforward correspondence between deeds and words); I declare things that are right. [John 18:20.] 20. Assemble yourselves and come; draw near together, you survivors of the nations! They have no knowledge who carry about [in religious processions or into battle] their wooden idols and keep on praying to a god that cannot save. 21. Declare and bring forward your strong arguments [for praying to gods that cannot save]; yes, take counsel together. Who announced this [the rise of Cyrus and his conquests] beforehand (long ago)? [What god] declared it of old? Was it not I, the Lord? And there is no other God besides Me, a rigidly and uncompromisingly just and righteous God and Savior; there is none besides Me. 22. Look to Me and be saved, all the ends of the earth! For I am God, and there is no other. 23. I have sworn by Myself, the word is gone out of My mouth in righteousness and shall not return, that unto Me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear [allegiance]. [Rom. 14:11; Phil. 2:10, 11; Heb. 6:13.] 24. Only in the Lord shall one say, I have righteousness (salvation and victory) and strength [to achieve]. To Him shall all come who were incensed against Him, and they shall be ashamed. [I Cor. 1:30, 31.] 25. In the Lord shall all the offspring of Israel be justified (enjoy righteousness, salvation, and victory) and shall glory.

Romans 8:15. For [the Spirit which] you have now received [is] not a spirit of slavery to put you once more in bondage to fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption [the Spirit producing sonship] in [the bliss of] which we cry, Abba (Father)! Father! 16. The Spirit Himself [thus] testifies together with our own spirit, [assuring us] that we are children of God. 17. And if we are [His] children, then we are [His] heirs also: heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ [sharing His inheritance with Him]; only we must share His suffering if we are to share His glory. 18. [But what of that?] For I consider that the sufferings of this present time (this present life) are not worth being compared with the glory that is about to be revealed to us and in us and for us and conferred on us! 19. For [even the whole] creation (all nature) waits expectantly and longs earnestly for God's sons to be made known [waits for the revealing, the disclosing of their sonship]. 20. For the creation (nature) was subjected to frailty (to futility, condemned to frustration), not because of some intentional fault on its part, but by the will of Him Who so subjected it–[yet] with the hope [Eccl. 1:2.] 21. That nature (creation) itself will be set free from its bondage to decay and corruption [and gain an entrance] into the glorious freedom of God's children. 22. We know that the whole creation [of irrational creatures] has been moaning together in the pains of labor until now. [Jer. 12:4, 11.] 23. And not only the creation, but we ourselves too, who have and enjoy the firstfruits of the [Holy] Spirit [a foretaste of the blissful things to come] groan inwardly as we wait for the redemption of our bodies [from sensuality and the grave, which will reveal] our adoption (our manifestation as God's sons). 24. For in [this] hope we were saved. But hope [the object of] which is seen is not hope. For how can one hope for what he already sees? 25. But if we hope for what is still unseen by us, we wait for it with patience and composure. 26. So too the [Holy] Spirit comes to our aid and bears us up in our weakness; for we do not know what prayer to offer nor how to offer it worthily as we ought, but the Spirit Himself goes to meet our supplication and pleads in our behalf with unspeakable yearnings and groanings too deep for utterance. 27. And He Who searches the hearts of men knows what is in the mind of the [Holy] Spirit [what His intent is], because the Spirit intercedes and pleads [before God] in behalf of the saints according to and in harmony with God's will. [Ps. 139:1, 2.] 28. We are assured and know that [God being a partner in their labor] all things work together and are [fitting into a plan] for good to and for those who love God and are called according to [His] design and purpose.

- Susan O'Marra
- 10-24-15

Stevie and the Realm of the Law of the Spirit of Life - 10-27-15

"Stevie and the Realm of the Law of the Spirit of Life - 10-27-15"

I was walking along a scenic trail in heaven, and suddenly this small blond headed boy ran up to me. He was very excited, and his blue eyes danced. He had freckles across his nose, and he looked to be about 6-8 years old. He reached out his hand to me, and said, "Would you like to go to Liberty Park with me?" I smiled and said, "Sure, let's go to the park."

He grabbed my hand, and we sped down the path, and around the next bend was this Great Lake, and a beautiful serene park like setting around it. I was awed by the beauty of this area, and by the deepest of blue water in the lake. Stevie yanked on my arm excitedly, and said, "Come, let’s swing!" I looked, and he was already running off towards a huge tree over by the lake and there was a swing under the branch of the tree. 

Stevie started swinging, and soon he was swinging very high up, and then he suddenly leaped out of the swing and leaped right into the lake waters below. Then he called to me and said, "It's your turn now, come and swing!" So I walked over to the swing, and pumped my legs to get higher. I finally reached the point where I finally got confident enough to leap. I also leapt forwards and I flew down into the waiting waters below. 

Then suddenly the vision changed, and we are both back on the shore but the park and lake are now gone. We are now standing on the side of the great mountain. The clouds were down below us as we stood looking over the side of the mountain. I look around and I see the tree is still there with the swing. So, just as before, Stevie runs over to the swing and starts swinging, and he gets real high again and he leaps off of the swing and flies right down into the clouds laughing loudly as he did. 

Then I heard his voice laughing, and I dreaded what I knew was to come now! He said, "Come on Sue, it's time for you. Come and swing! Leap after me!" I swallowed hard, because I don't like leaping out of things from great heights. So I obediently started swinging, but I was full of dread and nervousness. Suddenly the thought of the Lord came to my mind, "I have great Liberty for you Sue. This is Me. Trust in Me, and manifest the fruits of My Liberty!" So, I just leaped, and fell down through the clouds below.

I had my eyes shut tight as I fell. I figured if I was going to be dead I didn't want to see it. But all of a sudden, I wasn't falling anymore. It felt like I was in suspension. I slowly opened my eyes, and I saw myself floating in a golden place. The air here was like suspended shimmering substance, and it was also like a vast golden realm that was alive. I was amazed, and I felt such freedom and life here.

The Lord then spoke, "This place is the Law of the Spirit of Life. You are seeing it in this way, because you need to see that My laws are living. My law of Liberty is not just words for you to identify with. My Words are your life. I am the Word of Life. You are to walk in them within Me. This is a realm that I want all of my people to abide in. My Kingdom operates within you, I want you to live in the full reality of My freedom, and also flow in My Reality."

"My Eternal Laws uphold everything that exists. I am the Life that flows through all things. My Words are your life, and you are to abide within them. Live within My Words, for they are living realms for you to dwell in. The world lives within the realm of the Law of sin and death, and darkness overshadows them. But when you live within My Law of the Spirit of Life, you dwell in the freedom of My Life, and the Kingdom of Light."

"You need to apply these higher realities to your life, and also teach My people to fully enter in to all that’s available within Me. It's time for life to fully begin in My men. I desire that all people would be translated out of the fruits of kingdom of darkness. I do not desire that people live under the atmosphere of fear, doubt, sickness, and poverty. I desire that people enter fully into Me, for I am their life. It's time to live within My laws that were given for you, and also to release that same life that dwells in you, through all that you do."

I then asked the Lord about Stevie. The Lord then said, "Stevie's life on the earth was short lived and was full of sadness and sickness. So, I let him greet the people that I bring here. He loves to bring them into the freedoms that he never enjoyed. He loves to show My Lake and My Mountain to those who are about to begin. His job here is to help usher them in. This is why it is important for you all on the earth to begin. You also must help usher My people in. It's time for freedom to begin."

Scriptures:

Zechariah 3:6 And the Angel of the Lord [solemnly and earnestly] protested and affirmed to Joshua, saying, 7 Thus says the Lord of hosts: If you will walk in My ways and keep My charge, then also you shall rule My house and have charge of My courts, and I will give you access [to My presence] and places to walk among these who stand here.

Romans 8:1 THEREFORE, [there is] now no condemnation (no adjudging guilty of wrong) for those who are in Christ Jesus, who live [and] walk not after the dictates of the flesh, but after the dictates of the Spirit. [John 3:18.] 2. For the law of the Spirit of life [which is] in Christ Jesus [the law of our new being] has freed me from the law of sin and of death. 3. For God has done what the Law could not do, [its power] being weakened by the flesh [the entire nature of man without the Holy Spirit]. Sending His own Son in the guise of sinful flesh and as an offering for sin, [God] condemned sin in the flesh [subdued, overcame, deprived it of its power over all who accept that sacrifice], [Lev. 7:37.] 4. So that the righteous and just requirement of the Law might be fully met in us who live and move not in the ways of the flesh but in the ways of the Spirit [our lives governed not by the standards and according to the dictates of the flesh, but controlled by the Holy Spirit]. 5. For those who are according to the flesh and are controlled by its unholy desires set their minds on and pursue those things which gratify the flesh, but those who are according to the Spirit and are controlled by the desires of the Spirit set their minds on and seek those things which gratify the [Holy] Spirit. 6. Now the mind of the flesh [which is sense and reason without the Holy Spirit] is death [death that comprises all the miseries arising from sin, both here and hereafter]. But the mind of the [Holy] Spirit is life and [soul] peace [both now and forever]. 7. [That is] because the mind of the flesh [with its carnal thoughts and purposes] is hostile to God, for it does not submit itself to God's Law; indeed it cannot. 8. So then those who are living the life of the flesh [catering to the appetites and impulses of their carnal nature] cannot please or satisfy God, or be acceptable to Him. 9. But you are not living the life of the flesh, you are living the life of the Spirit, if the [Holy] Spirit of God [really] dwells within you [directs and controls you]. But if anyone does not possess the [Holy] Spirit of Christ, he is none of His [he does not belong to Christ, is not truly a child of God]. [Rom. 8:14.] 10. But if Christ lives in you, [then although] your [natural] body is dead by reason of sin and guilt, the spirit is alive because of [the] righteousness [that He imputes to you]. 11. And if the Spirit of Him Who raised up Jesus from the dead dwells in you, [then] He Who raised up Christ Jesus from the dead will also restore to life your mortal (short-lived, perishable) bodies through His Spirit Who dwells in you. 12. So then, brethren, we are debtors, but not to the flesh [we are not obligated to our carnal nature], to live [a life ruled by the standards set up by the dictates] of the flesh. 13. For if you live according to [the dictates of] the flesh, you will surely die. But if through the power of the [Holy] Spirit you are [habitually] putting to death (making extinct, deadening) the [evil] deeds prompted by the body, you shall [really and genuinely] live forever. 14. For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. 15. For [the Spirit which] you have now received [is] not a spirit of slavery to put you once more in bondage to fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption [the Spirit producing sonship] in [the bliss of] which we cry, Abba (Father)! Father! 16. The Spirit Himself [thus] testifies together with our own spirit, [assuring us] that we are children of God. 17. And if we are [His] children, then we are [His] heirs also: heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ [sharing His inheritance with Him]; only we must share His suffering if we are to share His glory. 18. [But what of that?] For I consider that the sufferings of this present time (this present life) are not worth being compared with the glory that is about to be revealed to us and in us and for us and conferred on us! 19. For [even the whole] creation (all nature) waits expectantly and longs earnestly for God's sons to be made known [waits for the revealing, the disclosing of their sonship]. 20. For the creation (nature) was subjected to frailty (to futility, condemned to frustration), not because of some intentional fault on its part, but by the will of Him Who so subjected it–[yet] with the hope [Eccl. 1:2.] 21. That nature (creation) itself will be set free from its bondage to decay and corruption [and gain an entrance] into the glorious freedom of God's children.

- Susan O'Marra

- 10-27-15