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Wednesday... Now, let's do it!


Galatians 5:16a (AMP), "But I say, 'walk habitually in the {Holy] Spirit [seek Him and be responsive to His guidance].'"

Wednesday... Now, let's do it!

There is something that we no longer can do. We cannot do as the Apostles did and walk with and hear what Jesus said out loud. Yes, we have the four Gospels and we can read what He said but we cannot walk with Him in human form but we still have the opportunity to seek Him and be responsive to His guidance. And this is so important for us to do.


In Galatians 4:4 (NLT), Paul writes, "But when the right time came, God sent his Son, born of a woman, subject to the law." Jesus came both as a human and God. Verse 5 says, "God sent his Son to buy freedom for us who were slaves to the law, so that he could adopt us as his very own children." He came as the sacrifice for our sins. Yes, Jesus came to die but also to be resurrected and to head back to heaven to be with God.

Now this is very important. Verse 6a says, "And because we are his children, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts." Yes, we ask Him to forgive our sins and then to come and live in us.

Now over to Galatians 5:16a (AMP), this is so very important, Paul writes, "But I say, 'walk habitually in the [Holy] Spirit [seek Him and be responsive to His guidance].'" Yes, we accept Christ as our Saviour and then "we walk habitually in the [Holy] Spirit [seek Him and be responsive to His guidance]." Through Jesus' death our past sins have been taken care of but now we need the Holy Spirit and we need to habitually be responsive to His guidance.

Yes, Jesus has not left us. He has sent His Holy Spirit. Now the whole verse 16 says, "But I say, walk habitually in the [Holy] Spirit [seek] Him and be responsive to His guidance], and then you will certainly not carry out the desire of the sinful nature [which responds impulsively without regard for God and His precepts]." We need to take care of this sinful nature that always wants control.

Verse 16 in the New Living Translation says, "So I say, let the Holy Spirit guide your lives. Then you won't be doing what your sinful nature craves." Verse 17 says, "The sinful nature want to do evil, which is the opposite of what the Spirit wants. And the Spirit gives us desires that are the opposite of what the sinful nature desires." That is why "we walk habitually in the [Holy] Spirit [seek Him and be responsive to His guidance]."

God has not left us alone. Verses 22-23a says, "But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control." Yes, we need this in our lives.

And this is so important. Verse 25 says, "Since we are living by the Spirit, let us follow the Spirit's leading in every part of our lives." Paul says, "But I say, 'walk habitually in the {Holy] Spirit [seek Him and be responsive to His guidance].'"

Yes, so let's do it! Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning



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