Thursday, January 13, 2011

Day 5 - Walking in the Spirit

Galatians 5:16-17 (New King James Version)   I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh. For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, so that you do not do the things that you wish.

Walking in the spirit.  Seems like such a distant and idealist theory, to which there is no concrete "proof" or evidence that it is ever truly happening. Or is there?  I would say that there IS proof. 

Day 5, and no one has died, shriveled up, starved, or even convulsed.  That is walking in the spirit.  Having the eyes to see someones pain instead of their rudeness.  That is walking in the spirit.  Making the decision of obedience over self-satisfaction.  That is walking in the spirit.  Desiring to serve others rather than have others always serve you.  That is walking in the spirit.  Having a word for someone that touches their hearts.  That is walking in the spirit. 

You see, if we are filled with the spirit of the Lord, every action we take should be an extension of that Spirit, and therefore we are walking in the spirit.  Walking in peace, harmony, and agreement with the Holy Spirit housed inside of us is an incredible priviledge.  It is that very spirit that also gives us the strength and ability to carry out the works of the Spirit.  You see, in our own strength we are merely flesh and will live according to that flesh, but in the Spirit of the Lord we are able to live by the calling of the same Spirit that empowers us to carry out the call. 

What an awesome God we serve.  Let every act of my life today be in accordance with walking in the Spirit, may He empower me to answer the call, and may each choice of obedience over flesh be my act of worship to the Lord of Lords.    Praise be the name of the Lord, Jesus Christ, the One, the Deliverer, The Strength, and the Power.  Amen.

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