Isaiah 47-48, Galatians 5: 7-26, Psalm 145: 1-7
Galatians 5: 16-18 (ESV)
“But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the
desires of the flesh. For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and
the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each
other, to keep you from doing the things you want to do. But if you are led by
the Spirit, you are not under the law.”
In verses 16 through 18 from Galatian 5, Paul tells the
church in the region of Galatia that they need to walk by the spirit which
means to live in continuous dependence and obedience to the Holy Spirit. If they
depended on and obeyed the Holy Spirit, they will have the strength to not
gratify the desires of their flesh. We do not have the strength on our own to
resist the desires of the flesh; we need to ask the Holy Spirit to help us. We
need to surrender daily to the guidance of the Holy Spirit because the struggle
between the desires of our flesh and doing the things Father-God wants us to do
is a normal part of life. When you rely on the Holy Spirit, we live in the
freedom that Christ provided by his death and resurrection and not under the law
of Moses. Relying on the Holy Spirit will give us the fruits of the spirit such
as love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and
self-control.
I am slowly learning to rely on the guidance of the Holy Spirit
for all decisions in my life, and not just the big and important decisions. I found
out that it is the small decisions that I make every day that can lead to a
crisis or problem later in my life. If I ask the Holy Spirit for guidance in small
decisions, then my life seems to be problem and crisis-free. But it’s hard
because I want to be independent and not rely so much on the Holy Spirit. But I’ve
learnt that my need for independence is a subtle way for me to rebel against obeying
Father-God in everything, and relying on the Holy Spirit helps me be more obedient
to Father-God.
If you enjoyed reading my thoughts on these Bible verses,
and you want to have the guidance of the Holy Spirit to lead a life free from problems
through your faith in Jesus Christ, please pray this prayer out loud:
Heavenly Father, I want to give you my Life. Forgive me of
all of my sins. Wash me in your blood. I believe in my heart You raised Jesus
from the dead. I confess with my mouth Jesus is my Lord and Savior. Right now,
I receive forgiveness by the blood of Jesus. I am saved, I am forgiven, I am
clean, in Jesus’ name, Amen.
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