The evidence of conversion is the presence of the Holy Spirit within, witnessing that you are a child of God (Romans 8:16). Your body becomes the very temple of the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 6:19-20). Even though the body is destined to die because of sin (unless, of course, the Lord returns first), the Spirit gives life to that body today so that we may serve God. If we should die, the body will one day be raised from the dead, because the Holy Spirit has sealed each believer (Ephesians 1:13-14).

What a difference it makes in your body when the Holy Spirit lives within! You experience new life, and even your physical faculties take on a new dimension of experience. When Evangelist D. L. Moody described his conversion experience, he said: “I was in a new world. The next morning the sun shone brighter and the birds sang sweeter … the old elms waved their branches for joy, and all nature was at peace.” Life in Christ is abundant life.

Verse for today: “You … are controlled not by the sinful nature but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you” (Romans 8:9, NIV).

Also: Romans 8:16; 1 Corinthians 6:19-20; Ephesians 1:13-14.

Action assignment: If you can, find the song “Breathe on Me, Breath of God” and sing it. Thank God for the indwelling Spirit.