WALKING IN THE SPIRIT

In Galatians 5, Paul writes that if we 'walk in the Spirit, we will not fulfill the lusts of the flesh.' · If your walking step by step day by day in the Spirit, you’re not going to fulfill the lusts of the flesh. So how do we do that? How do we walk in the Spirit? I think that Jesus is our example in this area, as He is in every area… Jesus did life in the power of the Spirit. I think we forget that sometimes. The scriptures tell us that He was conceived by the Holy Spirit. They tell us that after He was baptized the Spirit descended upon Him in the form of a dove. He was filled with the Spirit. In His first sermon, Jesus said, ‘The Spirit of the Lord has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor…’ His miracles were performed through the power of the Spirit. His preaching was done in the power of the Spirit. He cast out demons through the power of the Spirit. At one point we are told that He was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted. So He overcame temptation through the power of the Spirit. Everything Jesus did while on earth as a man, He did in the power of the Holy Spirit. So that’s what it looks like to walk in the Spirit. And then one of the last things Jesus says to His disciples is, ‘You will receive power when the Spirit comes upon you, and you will be my witnesses.’ And so you look at the book of Acts which gives us a record of the early church and you find the Holy Spirit everywhere.

So here’s what that means for us. Walking in the Spirit is about cultivating a heart that is sensitive to the Spirit’s leading. It’s about cultivating ears that are tuned to the Spirit’s voice. It’s about cultivating eyes that are open to the Spirit’s working in your life. You see, when your walking in the Spirit, you’ll find that you’re being led. He leads us to people who need a friend to talk to. He leads us to scriptures that impart wisdom to us and that are applicable to situations that we are going to face in that day. He leads us into situations where God’s love can flow through us. That’s what it means to walk in the Spirit. And as you do that, you’ll find yourself defeating your enemy, the flesh…

God bless

Daniel