Monday, December 17, 2018

Galatians 6  Paul gives some examples of what a Spirit led life looks like as we live it out in the church:

v1- We will have a "spirit of gentleness" when encountering a brother "caught in sin"; conscious of and honestly aware of our own difficulties with temptation...

v2 - We will  "bear one another's burdens",  fulfilling the "law of Christ" - with love.

v3 - We will be careful of what we think about ourselves- as Paul wrote in Romans 12:3 ".. I say to every man among you not to think more highly of himself than he ought to think; but to think so as to have sound judgement.. " 

v4 - We will examine our own work.. not comparing ourselves to others in order to boast.

v5 - We will bear our own loads.

v6 - We will share "good things" with those who share the Word with us.

v7 - We will live by the principle that " whatever a man sows, this he will also reap". 

v8 - We will sow to the Spirit and reap "eternal life" ; we will not "sow to the flesh.". 

v9 - We will keep doing good, knowing that "we shall reap if we do not grow weary."

v10 - We will do good while we have the opportunity.. to all men, but especially to our brothers and sisters in Christ.

Like Paul, we boast only in the fact that Jesus Christ died for our sins.. for  nothing else is really worth boasting about!

Father in heaven,  we lift grateful hearts to You, thanking You for every blessing that is ours in Christ Jesus.  Fill us with Your Spirit once again, to do a fresh work in our inner beings, teaching us of Your great love and grace, that we might live out these truths for Your glory.  Let Your peace and mercy be upon us as we yield ourselves fully to Your will in all parts of our lives.  We ask this in the name of our Lord, Jesus Christ. Amen.

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