We’ve recently just celebrated the birth and resurrection of Jesus. It’s the very foundation on which our faith is built and the way in which God made redemption available to all who would receive it by faith. And once we’ve received salvation by faith we now need to follow Jesus and walk in the Spirit.
Galatians 5:16-18 says, “So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. 17 For the flesh desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are in conflict with each other, so that you are not to do whatever you want. 18 But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.”
As you begin your new life in Christ it’s critical to understand that we need to follow Jesus every day and walk in the Spirit.
Matthew 16:24 says, “Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.“
THE CHOICES WE MAKE COUNT
So how do we do this? We do it with the help and power of the Holy Spirit who comes to dwell in us when we are born-again. This means that every day we place our weak hand in God’s hand and choose to co-operate with the Holy Spirit and His leading in our lives.
As a result, the most important thing to remember here is that the choices that we make daily count! We need to choose to follow and obey the Holy Spirits leading knowing that the choices we make either lead to life or to death.
Galatians 6:8 says, “Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.”
Let’s walk in the Spirit and reap a harvest of life in our lives!