Galatians 5:24– 25 (KJV)
"And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the sinful nature together with its passions and appetites. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit."
"And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the sinful nature together with its passions and appetites. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit."
Crucify – to put a person to death by nailing /binding them to the cross. The process
of crucifixion is painful, merciless and it is absolute renunciation
- Don’t be conformed to your former desires - those that shaped you when you were ignorant. But, as obedient children, you must be holy in every aspect of your lives, just as the one who called you is holy. It is written, You will be holy, because I am holy (1 Peter 1:14-16 CEB).
- The only way to live and walk in the Spirit is to get rid of/evacuate all the debris the old man /natural man/ human nature left behind with all its evil/sinful/selfish desires, feelings, passions and appetites. So that the Holy Spirit can fully be revealed in us.
- Death to sinful nature/ removing the debris opens the way to life in the Spirit (Romans 8:8-9).
- If we live by the power of the Holy Spirit (Christ himself dwelling in us) then there must be outward working /walking of the life within (John 15:4).
- He must be the One in charge of every detail of our lives each day, i.e. live each moment by the enabling power of the Holy Spirit's power that works in us, right from waking up to going to bed. Allow Him to led/guide/direct/speak and follow all His directions and instructions.
- There is a need to submit every aspect of our lives to God - emotional, physical, social, intellectual, career etc.
Prayer
- Thank God for the enabling power of the Holy Spirit because without Him we can do nothing.
- Lord, I know that I cannot fully enter what You are calling me into without getting rid of all the debris the old man left behind. Help me make haste with my decluttering. Anything that is still an obstacle and preventing me from experiencing the life Christ has promised me, please empty/flush/rid/evacuate me of them.
- Submerge me fully inside Christ. Cause my life to be completely controlled /guided/ led by the Spirit. Every aspect of my life from my waking to my sleeping, even my sleeping, let it be by the Spirit of God. Help me, O Lord.
- Lord, let your power inside of me begin to help me live and walk as you did while on earth. Cause it to constantly lead me into all truth, for Your Word is Truth. Bring me into complete and total obedience just as You obeyed the Father.
- Lord Jesus, you did nothing without receiving instructions from the Father. Please help my life. Settle me down in the place of the Word and prayer and also help me not to be isolated from other brethren.
