March 26, 2026
Paul says that even though the body is subject to death, the Spirit of God gives life, and the same Spirit who raised Jesus from the dead now dwells in believers.
Devotional: Romans 8 does not deny weakness. It does not deny mortality. It does not deny that we carry the reality of death in this world and in these bodies. But it refuses to stop there. Paul says the Spirit who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in us. That is not a small claim. That is resurrection power made personal.
A lot of us live as though we have to drag ourselves into hope by sheer effort. We assume the Christian life rises or falls on our strength, our consistency, our energy. But Paul points us somewhere else. The power at work in us is not borrowed from our own reserves. It is the Spirit of God.
That matters when we feel tired, discouraged, or weak. It matters when grief has settled into the body. It matters when fear seems to have taken up residence in our nervous system. Lent reminds us that we are dust, yes, but it also reminds us that the Spirit of God has not abandoned dust. The same God who raised Jesus still gives life.
You may feel weak today. That does not mean God is absent. It may be exactly where you most need to remember whose power is at work in you.
Action: When you feel drained today, pause and pray, “Holy Spirit, breathe life into me again.”
Prayer: Holy Spirit, thank You that Your power is not limited by my weakness. Breathe life into the places where I feel tired, fearful, or worn thin. Remind me that the same Spirit who raised Jesus from the dead is at work even in ordinary, fragile people like me. Teach me to lean on Your strength instead of pretending I have enough of my own. In Jesus’ name, amen.
Thought for the Day: Your weakness does not cancel God’s resurrection power.
Romans 8:10–11 reminds us that the same Spirit who raised Jesus from the dead now dwells in believers. That means our hope is not built on our strength, but on God’s life at work in us, even in weakness.
