Well, hello!
This is the day that the Lord has made... I will rejoice and be glad in it!
I finished up the fast last Saturday and encourage any and all readers to
do so when the Holy Spirit leads you.
In this post, I want to teach on the difference between Living by the Spirit vs. Living by the Flesh. Please turn to Galatians 5:16-26
What I suggest is that you form a checklist and keep it posted in various places to do a quick assessment on what type of fruit is being produced in your life. I don't know about you, but I don't want to get to a point in this journey where my flesh gets in the way and everything that has been built falls apart because the wrong fruit is being produced.
Here is the Checklist:
FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT
note: if you lack in any of these areas, ask the Holy Spirit to do a work in you so that you produce the fruit in increasing measure:
LOVE
JOY
PEACE
PATIENCE
KINDNESS
GOODNESS
FAITHFULNESS
GENTLENESS
SELF-CONTROL
FRUIT FROM THE FLESH
conceit
provoking and envying one another
impurity and debauchery
idolatry and witchcraft
hatred
discord
jealousy
fits of rage
selfish ambition
dissensions
factions and envy
drunkenness
orgies
....any of the above fruit from the flesh sound familiar?
Let us pray...
Father God,
We bow before you in the mighty name of your son, Jesus Christ.
We thank you for this beautiful Monday to live and produce for your Kingdom. We thank you for your presence and love and grace. We thank you for being the Great I Am, there is no one or nothing like you, Lord.
We ask your forgiveness, Father, for the times we have walked in the flesh... the times we have sinned. Father God, we need your help to walk by the Spirit and not by flesh. We want to produce good fruit for Your kingdom, Lord... to live holy and righteous. We submit to you Lord and we allow the Holy Spirit to begin cleansing us from the inside out. I understand it is a process, Father, and I yield to it instead of fighting it. My Will is to live by the Spirit, not by the Flesh. I make the choice this day. I receive your cleansing, and I begin this sanctification process by faith.
In Jesus name I pray,
Amen.
Let us do an assessment throughout the day to ensure that we are operating in the Spirit and not in the flesh. Then, we will see abundant fruit manifest.
Grace and Peace upon you in increasing measure.
Scripture meditation: Galatians 5:16-26
