Our Daily Walk

This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh. For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would. (Galatians 5:16-17)

For those of us who are in Christ, and have the Spirit of GOD within us, this is an imperative.  Walking in our old ways, and following our own heart and thoughts without the guidance of the Holy Spirit is acting like a lost person who does not have the Spirit to teach and to direct.  When we act according to our flesh, that is our own sinful nature, we act in opposition to GOD, just as we used to do when we were not His own.  The sinful flesh is at war with the holiness of GOD.  When we walk according to the old course, and not the Spirit of GOD, we cannot do the things that He would have us to do; and when we seem to do that which is good, just as when we were lost, it is unworthy because it is not accomplished at the direction and power of the Spirit of GOD.

For the lost person, who is not a child of GOD you cannot walk in the Spirit of GOD because you do not yet have the Spirit.  You only exist in the flesh, and are still at war with GOD.  He calls you to surrender to Him on His terms, and He as Creator has the right to do so.  He loves you enough that He came as a man, and went to  a cruel Roman cross to pay for your sins.  Receive Him that you will have eternal life, not just fire insurance, but a relationship with a Holy and righteous GOD who loves you and wants you to be saved.

Respond in obedience to Him today.

In Christ,
Jefferson Sweet