"But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you."

We don't just receive power from the Holy Spirit now. He is our assurance that we will see God face-to-face (1 John 3:1-2) and share in His glory (2 Corinthians 1:22; 5:5; Colossians 3:1-4). He lives in us and gives us the promise of a life that will never end.

If we are Christians, we know that God's Spirit lives in us (Romans 8:9; 1 Corinthians 6:19-20). We know we will live forever because the Spirit is with us. God's down payment on our future with Him is the Holy Spirit (2 Corinthians 1:21-22; 2 Corinthians 5:5). Also, even as we live for Christ now, the Spirit keeps our bodies alive as we use them for God's glory (Romans 12:1).

Romans 8 tells us over and over again how great it is that God's children have the Holy Spirit living in them. We know we will be raised from the dead because we have the Spirit in us. We can be sure of our resurrection because the same Spirit that gave Jesus life and brought Him back from the dead is in us. We are not going to die. The power of the Holy Spirit to give life is stronger than death. We'll make it! Even though our bodies will die, the Spirit of God keeps us alive, gives us hope, and gives us the power to win.