#walkbythespirit

[vinceleemiller]

Walking Right? | Galatians 5:16

Are you walking right today?

But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. — Galatians 5:15

For the rest of this chapter and much of the next, Paul will show the Galatians the right way to act. This is an example of great discipleship. Up to this point in the book, he has:

Addressed false Gospel teachings.

Shared his transformation through the Gospel.

Highlighted tension between Jews and Gentiles regarding the Gospel.

Centralized justification by faith in the Gospel.

Demonstrated the Law's role in revealing the need for the Gospel.

Pointed to the promise of the Covenant and the Gospel's fulfillment in Christ.

Emphasized freedom from the Law through the Gospel's revelation.

That is a comprehensive discipleship method. It reminds me of discipling my children. I have to say it, then say it again, then say it again but differently, then show them how, then get angry with them, then someone else tells them, and they finally listen. In education and psychology, this is affectionately called the "Rule of Seven." It suggests that people typically need to encounter information around seven times before it sticks in their minds. So go back and notice how many items are in that list above. Seven!

Yet, Paul's about to introduce an eighth point, and this one's vital. He's not just going to outline what they shouldn't do; he'll also emphasize what they should do. This move by Paul is great discipleship. Great disciplemakers, teachers, and parents know how to do this. They know how to teach both what not to do and what to do. The operative line that Paul wants the believer to do is "Walk by the Spirit."

When Paul uses the word "walk" in this context, he employs it metaphorically. He is using this word to describe the way believers should conduct themselves. But catch this: In the Old Testament, there were clear commands about how to "walk" and "conduct" yourselves. Numerous times in the Old Testament, followers were instructed to "walk according to the statutes of the Law." (Exodus 16:4, Leviticus 18:4, Jeremiah 44:23, Ezekiel 5:5-6). Even in the central declaration of the Jewish faith, the "Shema" of Deuteronomy 6:4-9 commanded teaching and walking in God's commands.

Can you discern the internal conflict that these believers were having? Jewish believers only understood God as revealed by the Law. They were commanded repeatedly to walk by it. They were so used to one way of walking that they could not see another way. Paul is telling them they shouldn't walk in the old way because there is a new way. As you will see later in this chapter, Paul will parallel walking according to the law with walking according to the flesh.

Without giving a lot away in the coming verses. This is why people get stuck in repetitive issues with sin. They don't see another way to walk. They keep walking in a new life in an old way. But here's the deal: we must find a new way to walk. And the only way to do this is not by our power. It's by the Spirit's power. To discover how to do that, you will have to show up for a few more days.

#WalkByTheSpirit #SpiritLedLife #NewWayToWalk

ASK THIS:

How can you practically incorporate "walking by the Spirit" into your daily routine and decision-making process?

Reflect on a recent situation where you relied on your own strength rather than the Spirit's guidance. How might the outcome have been different if you had surrendered to the Spirit's leading?

DO THIS: Learn a new way to walk.

PRAY THIS: Father, guide me today to walk in step with Your Spirit, that I may honor You in all I do and experience the abundant life You have promised. Grant me the wisdom and strength to surrender my will to Yours, trusting in Your guidance for every step of my journey. Amen.

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[youngdisciples]

Walk with God.

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[christblogtalk]

“INNER LIFE VS OUTER LIFE” PT 2 REPLAY on Declaring The Finished Work

[benjaminshalomcarr]

#holy #holyspirit #sin #walkbythespirit #lustoftheflesh #grace #theophilussunday #joshuaselman #ginosko #soundmind #soundmindsoundbody #selfcontrol https://www.instagram.com/p/CRxEy6WFMZO/?utm_medium=tumblr

[trust77]

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[admjuventina93]

There are no wrong steps on a spiritual journey. Let their Spirit guide you. Always walk with respect. Listen... And be what you really are. Be proud. A'ho _/|\_ #spirit #spirituality #spiritguide #spiritual #life #spirituallife #spiritualjourney #healing #respect #believe #listen #beyourself #beproud #livebythespirit #walkbythespirit #youare #medicine

[ufuomaee]

Don't make light of #sin, nor of the #grace you enjoy in #Christ. Have #holyfear and #truelove, and make the #sacrifice to #denyyourself, the way #JesusChrist did for you on #theCross of Calvary 🙏 #WhenTemptationKnocks #YouHaveTheVictory #ResistTheDevil #StandOnTheTruth #WalkInTheLight #WalkByTheSpirit #DoNotGratifyTheFlesh #GraceIsPower #NotALicenseToSin #GoodMorning! https://www.instagram.com/p/B1Vz3LCFnzD/?igshid=1a1y0i6r2hzt0

[troubledontlast1]

If your flesh wasn't strong enough to save you, what makes you think it will sustain you in adversity? #resisttemptation Stop feeding the flesh and find out what the spirit is hungry for. #resistsin Be aware what you feed your spirit, you cannot entertain or satisfy the flesh and expect to live by the spirit. #yieldnottotemptation Stop feeding the sin that is choking the Christ out of you. #feedthespirit There is a battle of two wolves inside us all. One is evil. It is anger, jealousy, greed, resentment, lies, inferiority and ego. The other is good. It is joy, peace, love, hope, humility, kindness, empathy and truth. The wolf that wins? The one you feed. #sin Jesus said, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be ruined, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand...Or again, how can anyone enter a strong man’s house and carry off his possessions unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he can plunder his house."- Matthew12:25,29 #starvetheflesh 🔥Subscribe to my YouTube channel and podcast,👉🏾"Uplift Past Crossroads"👈🏾🔥 Befriend me on Facebook/LinkedIn = Sean Christopher Jenkins 🔥Follow👉🏾@troubledontlast 👈🏾IG/Twitter/Snap/TikTok for more🔥 Turn on Post Notification - Like - Comment - Share - Save ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖ . . Follow my other Instagram accounts: Subscribe to YouTube(in bio)👉🏾@my_daily_bible👈🏾 Subscribe to podcast(in bio)👉🏾@upliftpastcrossroads👈🏾 YouTube👉🏾@upliftwithdrj👈🏾 Fashion👉🏾@glamourmeetsgq👈🏾 . . 👤 Tag a friend who would like this page ⬇️ ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖ #christian #christians #christianity #christianquotes #christianquotesdaily #christianquote #christianposts #christianpost #christianliving #christianlife #christianlifestyle #feedyourspirit #feedingthespirit #feedingyourspirit #flesh #myflesh #myfleshmayfail #myspirit #spirit #walkbythespirit #thespiritiswilling #thespiritiswillingbutthefleshisweak #resistthedevil #overcometemptation (at Mount Juliet, Tennessee) https://www.instagram.com/p/CMk4iBNltxa/?igshid=igo7x5oxraa6

[namiscloset]

“I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh. For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, so that you do not do the things that you wish. But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law. Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, And those who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.” ‭‭Galatians‬ ‭5:16-22, 24-25! . . #MyPrayerForToday #MyPrayer #Pray #Prayer #Prayers #Prayerlife #prayersup #WalkByTheSpirit #walkinthespirit #HolySpirit #Namiscloset #Spiritualhomienaomi (at New Orleans, Louisiana)

[julietadescobar]

"Es NECESARIO que andemos en el ESPÍRITU 🙌🏼 enfocarnos, crecer, buscar respaldo en todo, actuar bien, tomar buenas decisiones, guiar a nuestros discípulos en el Espíritu. Eso significa que nuestra relación con Él 👆🏽debe estrecharse más, intensificarse y mantenernos en conexión para ver buenos resultados y sobre todo para tener paz y cumplirle a él. No vas a ser medido por cuanta unción tenes, sino por los resultados que obtuviste con la unción que te dieron. Conforme la uses, va a crecer su manifestación." (Katy Barrera) "Ya que vivimos por el Espíritu, sigamos la guía del Espíritu en cada aspecto de nuestra vida.” ‭‭Gálatas‬ ‭5:25‬ ‭NTV‬‬ #BibleJournalingEnEspañol #FeCreativa #AndarPorElEspíritu #WalkByTheSpirit

[beatificvegan]

#quiettime 📖 #holy #scripture #Galatians (5:16-17) #walkbythespirit #fleshlydesires #conflicted #nottodo #whateveryouwant #sothankful for #conviction #verseoftheday #VOTD #encouraging #encouragingword #holybible #christianity #toGodbetheglory 👐 📷 PC: @jesslynnhaney #TwinPeaks #slc #utah #saltlakecity #latergram (at Salt Lake City, Utah)

[youngdisciples]

Living in the Spirit is such a hard thing to do. As human as we are, our nature has been dirtied with sins. We have been imputed with unrighteousness and that desire to sin has always been so great that it will always want to be fed. Though we do not want to sin, our sinful nature will always make us do it for personally, we also desire to sin. 

However, as believers of Christ, we are called to walk by the Spirit so that we will not gratify the flesh anymore. The word flesh refers to the sinful nature we have from our old self. Now that we have our new self in Christ, we are called to be righteous with Him. We are called to reflect Christ’s love in our life towards people who still don’t know Him. But, how can we do this if we still continue to gratify our flesh and consider letting our old self rule over us again?

We can never escape the cycle of sin if we won’t let Christ cut that cycle. We can never reflect Christ’s goodness in our lives if we continue to live as people who are just like people who don’t know Him. We can never be free from the bondage of sin and death if we won’t let Jesus Christ have His victory inside us first. Indeed, we can never do anything outside Christ for we are all dependent to His grace and salvation. 

Therefore, as our verse says today, we should walk by the Spirit so that we will indeed not gratify our flesh anymore. We must uphold the fruits of the Holy Spirit and let Him rule over our lives. For the people who already accepted Christ as their Lord and Savior, we are now gifted with the Holy Spirit so that He will replenish us, renew us and strengthen us always. 

Part of Christ’s salvation is His gift of the Holy Spirit. Indeed our bodies are the temple of the Holy Spirit now, and if we continue to gratify its cravings, we are disrespecting and distorting the temple of God. So, as believers of Christ who are already clothed in Christ’s righteousness and have been set apart, we should live our lives in-sync with Christ and we should walk by the Holy Spirit for it is He who counsels and comforts us. It is the Holy Spirit’s work to grow our faith in the knowledge and wisdom of Christ. 

May we always remember to walk by the Spirit and practice His fruits for it is only through Him we can say no to our sinful desires. Through the help of our God, we will be able to manifest the difference between our old self and new self in Christ. Let us always remember to thank Him and praise Him for His bountiful gift to mankind. We must always walk according to the Spirit and listen to His advice daily in saying no to sin.

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[christblogtalk]

“THE LOVE CONVERSION” Pt 2 on Declaring The Finished Work with Pastor Pat

[sheilatweety]

“My counsel is this: Live freely, animated and motivated by God’s Spirit. Then you won’t feed the compulsions of selfishness. For there is a root of sinful self-interest in us that is at odds with a free spirit, just as the free spirit is incompatible with selfishness. These two ways of life are antithetical, so that you cannot live at times one way and at times another way according to how you feel on any given day. Why don’t you choose to be led by the Spirit and so escape the erratic compulsions of a law-dominated existence?” ‭‭Galatians‬ ‭5:16-18‬ ‭MSG‬‬ http://bible.com/97/gal.5.16-18.msg #verseoftheday #readthebibledaily #youversionbibleapp #themessagebible #walkbythespirit (at Lee County, North Carolina)

[kuyavancreations]

Walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.  Galatians 5:16

ஆவிக்கேற்றபடி நடந்துகொள்ளுங்கள், அப்பொழுது மாம்ச இச்சையை நிறைவேற்றாதிருப்பீர்கள். கலாத்தியர் 5 : 16

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[nurell17]

#meandhim💙 👸🏾👼🏾#walkbythelake #walkbythewater #walkbythespirit❤️ 🙏🏿🌟