Walk in the Spirit

Saturday 23 December
READ: Gal. 5:16-26 
MORE LESSON:  Acts 10:38

Sometime ago, I counselled a young man in his mid-twenties to make him stand in the Christian faith. Unfortunately, he kept falling and rising, and one day he came to me to say he could no longer continue in the faith.  He asked,  “Sir, how can I make it?” I was glad at his question. I showed him Matt. 7:13-14 to confirm his feelings about the Christian race, Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. Jesus’ admonition in this passage attests to the fact that the gate to eternal life (the Christian race)is narrow and the road is difficult.

But He has not left us to go through the rough road alone. He provided a carrier to bear us: the person of the Holy Spirit. The Scripture reading today gives us a guide on how to enjoy the services of this great carrier. The summary of the guideline is: Live in the Spirit and walk in the Spirit (v. 25). To live in the Spirit entails being alive (fully awake and excited) about the Holy Spirit, hearing and understanding His instructions and directions for your daily living.

To walk in the Spirit involves being obedient to (respect and carry out) His instructions and directions. The Holy Spirit is resident in every Christian and He is ready to instruct, guide and direct every single step of his daily life. When you practise this, you will find the Christian race easy and sweet to run. Walk in the Spirit and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. Jesus did not come to the earth as a spirit. He walked and lived on the earth as human, with flesh and blood, and was tempted and confronted with the same issues as men are but was victorious in all because He submitted Himself completely to the Spirit of God from arrival to departure.

That was why when He was leaving the earth He left nothing behind for the believer than the same Holy Spirit that helped Him triumph. Whosoever therefore will listen and obey the Holy Spirit’s directives on the earth will not do less than Jesus did. In fact, he will do greater than Jesus did.
To achieve these, do the following:
1. Ask the Holy Spirit to come upon you fully.
2. Learn to pray in tongues for a minimum of one hour everyday.
3. Ask the Holy Spirit for approval before you do anything.
4. Ask God to renew His Spirit upon you today.

Prayer/Action
* Ask the Lord to grant you grace to live and walk in the Spirit, in Jesus’ name.
* Ask for the help of the Holy Spirit in your daily walk with Him, in Jesus’ name.
* Receive the grace to understand the directions of the Spirit every time, in Jesus’ mighty name.

TODAY’S PROPHETIC PRAYER
My prayers will not go unanswered, my fire shall not be quenched, and my glory shall stand like the sun, which no man can challenge, in the mighty name of Jesus.