“The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit” (Philemon 1:25)
We used to respond to this, “And also with your spirit.” Re-instill in your mind that You are saved by grace and that grace is Christ Himself. Know that He abides in you and you should abide in Him when Christ is with your spirit through faith. You were born flesh and blood and the Lord makes your spirit alive. In the mystery of the faith, the Lord is making of you more than you can imagine.
Yes, Lord, come with your Spirit and dwell in me! The Lord is the author and finisher of our faith and unless He acts, nothing can or will be done. Receive the grace of Christ that you may be made alive in Him. Apart from Him you can do nothing, but in Him you can do all things. Come then and be truly alive (for He is the life) and receive the grace of Christ in a living faith. Know by grace through faith that He is always ready to forgive your sins when you repent and confess them.
Lord Jesus, You won from the cross all that is need for my redemption, but that is the beginning. Help me abide with You now and walk in this grace You have given me. Enliven my spirit that I would be alive in You. Guide me according to Your goodness that I would now and always abide humbly in the truth You have revealed once for all to all the saints. By Your grace, count me among their number. Amen.
