THE GLORY OF GOD ( PART 52 )

Pastor Christopher Choo

Lesson 3350

THE GLORY OF GOD ( PART 52 )

From Glory to Glory ( Study 31 )

Walking By The Spirit #1

Walking by the Spirit is not simply a matter of passive surrender. 

The Spirit-led life is a life of conflict because it is in constant combat with the old ways of the flesh that continue to tempt and seduce the believer. 

The Christian life is thus a journey of an overcomer and we are to walk our talk and make consistent forward progress. 

To be led by the Spirit is the same as walking by Him (Gal.5:16, 25) but carries an additional emphasis on His leadership. 

To walk in the Spirit means that we yield to His control, we follow His lead, and we 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).

We do not walk along with Him as an equal but follow His leading as our sovereign, divine Guide. “For all who are being led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God,” Paul says (Rom. 8:14).

Abba Father, when Christ enters a person’s life, the Holy Spirit enters simultaneously (cf. Rom. 8:9).

Charismatics are of the opinion that this requires a separate experience: the Baptism of the Holy Spirit.

Even so, the moment He enters, He begins to lead God’s newborn child in the way of freedom (Gal. 5:1), holiness (5:16), truth (John 16:13–15), fruitfulness (Gal. 5:22–23), access to God in prayer (Eph. 2:18), assurance (Rom. 8:16), witnessing (Acts 1:8), and submissive joy (Eph. 5:18–21).

The biblical norm for all believers is that they walk in the Spirit: “If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit” (Galatians 5:25, KJV; cf. Romans 8:14). In other words, the Spirit gave us life in the new birth (John 3:6), and we must continue to live, day by day, in the Spirit.

N.B. Tomorrow's devo will focus more on Galatians 5.