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Divine Life

Jesus said He came to give us Life (John 10:10). The Greek word for “Life” used in this verse is zoë. That’s the Life God wants to give us, Divine Life, so we can manifest His Breath of Life to a world that desperately needs Him. How can we walk in the fullness of Divine Life? There are three important things we can do:

1. Pull down vain imaginations. When the devil tries to deceive us with lies to discourage us and make us feel unqualified, we must respond by pulling down the vain imaginations that come against our identity as children of God. We must know the Character and Nature of God. We must be in His Presence and stay in His Word. Don’t let hollow imaginations make you doubt your worth. Out of brokenness, God can create beauty. The enemy wants to deceive us into comparing ourselves with others or with what society determines as valuable or beautiful.

2. Fix your gaze on the Lord. The Tree of Life was in the middle of the Garden of Eden. But when the serpent questions Eve, she replies, “We may eat the fruit of the trees of the garden; but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God has said, ‘You shall not eat it, nor shall you touch it, lest you die’” (Gen. 3:2–3). She is speaking of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, which shows us her focus has shifted. Instead of “Life” being at the center of everything, she is centered on the one thing she cannot have. As it did with Eve, deception comes when we no longer fix our eyes on Jesus.

3. Speak zoë Life. The word zoë appears in the New Testament at least 135 times. God wants us to return to the Tree of Life, to get back to living a zoë Life! We need to speak Life over one another—over our spouses, our children, and the impossible situations in our lives. Scripture tells us the importance and impact of our words. We should be speaking Life over people, speaking that which is not as though it were. We need to know the enemy’s wiles or deceptions so we can respond with the Life of the Word.

Lord Jesus, I want to walk in the Life You came to give me. May Your Kingdom come. Amen!

This devotional was based on A Word in Season: A 30-Day Devotional by Doug Stringer. To learn more, visit our website: https://somebodycares.org/awordinseasonpodcast/