Romans 8:9-11

Romans 8:9-11 
English Standard Version (ESV)

  I would imagine I'm not the only one that has gone out to start the car one day to discover the battery is dead.  At that moment, no one calls the wrecker to tow the car to the junkyard to scrap it -- they either jump it or catch a ride to the parts store for a new battery. 
  In the same way, our body is dead because of sin.  While that means that all is not as it should be, this doesn't mean that all is lost.  God, who is gracious and displays a willingness to seek out the lost and forsaken, makes a path back to life -- through Jesus Christ, our mortal bodies are given life and the Holy Spirit dwells in us. 
  What's amazing is that through the gift of Jesus Christ, we aren't just restored to what we once were -- we are elevated to be new creations.  What once was is no more, and we can dream of a future where we can worship before God Almighty because we are clothed with the righteousness of Christ.  You were dead, condemned by sin, and you have been set free and are alive to Christ.  A future of eternal light and love awaits, and it's a gift, free to you and to all who bow the knee to Christ as Lord and Savior.