June 16, 2022 
The transforming power of the Spirit!
(J.C. Ryle, “The Lord’s Garden“)
“To all those in Rome who areĀ lovedĀ by God andĀ calledĀ to be saints.” Romans 1:7
Believers are separated from the world by the effectual working of the Holy Spirit. The Spirit calls them out from the world, and separates them as effectually as if a wall were built between them and it. He puts in them . . .
Ā new hearts,
Ā new minds,
Ā new tastes,
Ā new desires,
Ā new sorrows,
Ā new joys,
Ā new wishes,
Ā new pleasures,
Ā new longings.
He gives them . . .Ā
Ā new eyes,
Ā new ears,
Ā new affections,
Ā new opinions.Ā
He makes themĀ new creatures. They are born again–and with a new birth they begin a new existence. Mighty indeed isĀ the transforming power of the Spirit!
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