Thursday, April 15, 2010

Of the Spirit reap life everlasting

Eph 5:9 For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth


Goodness, righteousness, truth!!! Fruit of the Spirit indwelling in us!


Eph 4:3 Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace


Eph 2:22 In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit.


For a HABITATION of God! For Christ to dwell in us through the Spirit. Christ in us how amazing is that? Through the Holy Spirit, a very real entity, a being, a God willing to dwell in us and live in us, working in us His will all for Christ and it's all for love. People don't have it wrong when they say all we need to have in life is love, they're right. You can live in total poverty, total sickness, and if you have the love of Christ you have a hope for a future. Without that love you have nothing. All the things we possess, all the things we think we have in life in our unique being that makes us who we are, all of that means nothing without Christ. You can be lauded as the most beautiful, the smartest, the kindest person on earth and it would mean nothing at all without the love of Christ.


Gal 6:8 For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.


Sow to the Spirit and get everlasting life.
Sow to the flesh and reap corruption.


Sowing to the Spirit.


Gal 5:25 If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.


Walking in the Spirit.


Gal 5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
Gal 5:23 Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
Gal 5:24 And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.


Love
Joy
Peace
Longsuffering
Gentleness
Goodness
Faith
Meekness
Temperance

Fruits of the Spirit.


Crucify the flesh.


Truly it is a crucification to deny self, to deny the flesh. Crucify. Is it done simply? Can we nail our lusts to a cross and have them die? We need to do that daily! EVERY DAY! Give our lives over to Christ, our Lord, our Savior and let Him guide our steps, every day. It's not done simply if you think it should be done automatically without any thought, just be that way. It's not done simply if it's not thought about and willingly done. It won't be forced upon us to accept Christ's love and righteousness. We must actively believe, actively love, actively accept all that Christ has done for us and just as we eat and drink daily and do other actions daily we must make Christ being first in our lives something done daily as often as we need to do it, not assume that because long ago we suddenly learned of Christ and accepted what He did that it covers us forever and ever without another thought. Daily walking in the Spirit.


By the grace and mercy of our Lord and Savior now and forever in Him and His righteousness through His sacrifice of love.


Amen.

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