THE CHARACTER OF YOUR INWARD MAN

 NOVEMBER 13, 2025

For I delight in the law of God after the

inward man (Romans 7:22).

In Romans 7:22, Paul the apostle uses a striking

phrase: “the inward man.” That's the real you. The

outward man, clothed in beautiful apparel, is simply the

house in which the real person lives. So, when Paul said,

"I delight in the law of God after the inward man," he was

showing us something deeply spiritual: your inner man is

active, aware, and responsive to God.

Everything you are, outwardly, is a reflection of your

inner person. In the spirit realm, you don't appear as

someone else; no! You look like you. So when you see

yourself in the spirit, there's no confusion or disconnect.

You'll say, "Yes, that's me!" Your spirit carries your identity.

Someone might ask, "If I'm physically fat, for example,

does that mean my spirit is fat?" No, this is not about body

mass or the anatomy of the physical body. In the spirit,

you don't see a fat or thin person; you simply see you.

The real transformation, the one that truly matters, is your

inner man. That’s why the emphasis is building your inner

man; that’s where the day-to-day renewal takes place: “For

which cause we faint not; but though our outward man

perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day” (2

Corinthians 4:16).

If you want changes in your life, start from the inside.

Many struggle with discipline, for instance, but discipline

isn't achieved by external effort alone. It begins in the

inward man. Train your spirit, feed it with the Word, and

your outward life will align. That’s why we say, “Change

the inside first”; change the inner man, and the outward

man will follow.

PRAYER

Dear Father, thank you for enlightening me through your

Word to recognise my true self, the inward man. I grow

in character and strength from within, and my outward

life is shaped by the excellence of my spirit, in Jesus’

Name. Amen.

FURTHER STUDY:

2 Corinthians 4:16 AMPC; 1 Peter 3:4; Ephesians 3:16

1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN

Hebrews 11:1-16 & Ezekiel 5-7

2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN

John 11:47-57 & 1 Chronicles 13