Day XXIX
Friends in our Journey with Jesus Christ after we decided to live a life of righteousness we need to understand this truth. In the letter of Paul to the Galatians he teaches them and reminded them about living a right life.
Today let us remind ourselves HOW to LIVE by the spirit. Remember that after we commit ourselves to Jesus we believe in his power, his death on the cross is our death also in our sin and Jesus renew us to live a life in union with him. He given us the Holy Spirit to expose the truth about life and our body becomes his temple. As we live this life let us remember that our body has spirit with in who should take control in our journey to righteousness.
Let the scriptures speak on us.
Galatians 5
16 But I say, live by the Spirit and you will not carry out the desires of the flesh. 17 For the flesh has desires that are opposed to the Spirit, and the Spirit has desires that are opposed to the flesh, for these are in opposition to each other, so that you cannot do what you want. 18 But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law. 19 Now the works of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, depravity, 20 idolatry, sorcery, hostilities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish rivalries, dissensions, factions, 21 envying, murder, drunkenness, carousing, and similar things. I am warning you, as I had warned you before: Those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God!
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law. 24 Now those who belong to Christ have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. 25 If we live by the Spirit, let us also behave in accordance with the Spirit. 26 Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, being jealous of one another.
It is true that most of the desires of our flesh are all evil and will result to bad things. But look at the ways or the fruit of the Spirit - if we only remind ourselves again and again. Friends when you feel the need to recall this passage go back to this verse and let it empower you. Let this be our guideline in moving towards righteousness. That is why it is said we have to live by spirit because it will lead us to purity.
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