Walk In The Spirit

-January 18, 2022-

Good morning, happy Tuesday,

“I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.”

(Galatians 5:16).

Every believer in Christ has two natures, the old nature we inherited from Adam, and the new nature we received through Christ. There is a contrast battle between the two. Galatians 5:17 says, “For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another.” The key to victory is to feed the new nature and starve the old nature. We must walk in the Spirit so that we will not fulfill the lusts of the flesh.

The old nature wants to sin, have its own way, and seek after worldly things. The Spirit wants to live godly, righteous, and holy way, and please God. The Holy Spirit points us to Christ through His Word and prayer. Walking in the Spirit is listening to God’s voice through the Scriptures and drawing near in prayer. Romans 13:14 tells us to, “But on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to fulfill its lusts.” We can’t give the flesh an inch or it will take a mile. The flesh or old nature must be crucified daily.

Walking in the Spirit is the normal, healthy Christian life. There is freedom and liberty in Christ, but not liberty to sin. Our liberty is to choose God’s will and God’s ways, denying ourselves. It is is living for the Lord and serving Him and others. The Holy Spirit guides, empowers, and convicts us on this journey of life. Jesus told His disciples in the Garden of Gethsemane, “Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak” (Matthew 26:41). We can’t trust our flesh in any way, there is nothing good in the flesh.

May the Lord help us to walk in the Spirit today, reading His Word, praying, and choosing His will. This is the way to victory in the Christian life. When we try to live the Christian life in our own wisdom and strength, we are sure to fall and to fail. The Holy Spirit produces the fruit of the Spirit in our lives. Galatians 5:22-23 says, “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law.”

Have a blessed day walking in the Spirit victoriously and fruitfully. Stay safe and healthy.

In His strength and wisdom,

Dean