Wednesday, February 25, 2015

Do we let the Spirit live in us?

LIVE in the Spirit.

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

Live in the SPIRIT.
Walk in the SPIRIT.

Rom_8:5  For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit.

Mind the things of the SPIRIT.

Gal_5:16  This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.

Walk in the SPIRIT.

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.
Reap of the SPIRIT.

Eph 3:16  That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man;

Strengthen by his SPIRIT in the inner man.

Eph 3:17  That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,

CHRIST dwelling in our hearts.

Eph 3:18  May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;
Eph 3:19  And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.

Filled with the fulness of GOD.

Eph 3:20  Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,

POWER working in us.

Eph 3:21  Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.

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How are we to truly LIVE in the SPIRIT?

Is it living with knowledge of the SPIRIT?  We know fruits of the Spirit are--

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.

We know that the result of walking in the Spirit is LOVE, is JOY, is PEACE, is LONGSUFFERING, is GENTLENESS, is GOODNESS, is FAITH, is MEEKNESS, is TEMPERANCE.

Living for Christ is often very tumultuous though, right? We are fighting a spiritual war and we are often beaten, battered, abused and it isn't easy to exhibit what we presume are the attributes of the Spirit- love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, and temperance. We are tried and tormented spiritually and as a result we seem to succumb often to  despair.  It's such a rollercoaster ride, but the ultimate end to that ride is a hope, a surety of Christ Jesus our Lord.  No matter what we are called to endure, no matter what we go through, ultimately the fruit of the Spirit will be realized in us all through HIS LOVE.  It's not something WE manufacture and I think that's where we often get confused. We want to produce the fruits, rather than let the Spirit produce the fruits in us. We get in the way of ourselves by striving to be the Spirit, rather than letting the Spirit be in us.


 More tomorrow by the grace of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ!

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