
Abide: Daily Walk
July 3, 2025
Galatians 5:16 Live by the Spirit, and you will never fulfill the desires of the flesh.
To walk in the power of the Holy Spirit is to desire after holiness and hate sin. If you need a list of sins that may shut you out of heaven, continue reading in Galatians 5. We are told what to avoid and oppose, as well as what to cherish and cultivate.
vs. 19-21 Now the actions of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, promiscuity, idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, rivalry, jealousy, outbursts of anger, quarrels, conflicts, factions, envy, murder, drunkenness, wild partying, and things like that. I am telling you now, as I have told you in the past, that people who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
But!
Vs 22-24 The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against such things. Now those who belong to the Messiah Jesus have crucified their flesh with its passions and desires.
Since we live by the Spirit, let us also be guided by the Spirit.
Strive to produce more abundantly the good fruits that, through Jesus Christ, bring praise and glory to God.
To walk in the Spirit is to yield to His control, follow His lead, and allow Him to exert His influence over us. To walk in the Spirit is the opposite of resisting Him or grieving Him (Ephesians 4:30)
Those who walk in the Spirit are united with Him and are the bearers of the fruit the Spirit produces.
To walk in:
- Love is to live in love for God and others.
- In joy is to exhibit gladness in what God has done, is doing, and will do.
- Peace is to live lives that are not defined by worry or anxiety (Philippians 4:6)
- Patience is the ability to forbear and maintain a good temper.
- Kindness is to show tender concern for the needs of others.
- Goodness is to act in a way that reflects virtue and holiness.
- Faithfulness is to be steadfast in trust of God and His Word.
- Gentleness is to live a life characterized by humility, grace, and thankfulness to God.
- Self-control is to display moderation, constraint, and the ability to say "no" to the flesh.
Colossians 3:16 Let the word of the Messiah inhabit you richly with wisdom, teaching, and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, and singing to God with thankfulness in your hearts.