OUR WALK WITH GOD,
WORD OF THE DAY: "SPIRIT"
Scripture reference: Galatians 5:16,17:
"This I say then, walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.
Our Walk with God series continues. Today, we will look at walking in the spirit.
When we walk in the spirit, (and not by our whims, senses, moods, or what is popular with the crowd),
What does it mean to walk in the Spirit? Good question. We can answer that best by looking at the
The opposite of walking in the Spirit is to walk in the flesh. Conveniently, the works of the flesh
Adultery, (married person having sex with someone other than their own spouse) fornication,
The following list comprises the opposite of the works of the flesh, or walking in the Spirit:
Keeping an undefiled marriage, sexual purity (wait until you are married) holiness, moderation,
Walking in the Spirit is to walk in Christ, which is to be in fellowship with Him.
Speaking in tongues, interpretation of tongues in the church, prophecy, word of knowledge, word of
Walking in the spirit will produce good fruit. (Remember: by their fruits you will know someone).
Love, joy, peace, longsuffering, (slow to anger), gentleness (goodness that shows itself in
How about that! By looking at the opposite of the works of the flesh, we came up with some of
"Let us all walk in the spirit." Amen.
-Carol Kenreigh
For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are
contrary the one to the other so that ye cannot do the things that you would."
we will be walking in the will of our Father. If you are lead by the spirit of God, you won't be
walking carnally at the same time. We can't do two opposing things at once! That's like one person
floating down a river in two canoes at the same time! Before long, you'd be swimming the doggie
paddle! A divided house cannot stand. A double-minded man is unstable in all his ways. KER SPLASH!
opposite of what the verse is saying.
are listed in Galatians 5:19-21:
(unmarried people having sex) uncleanness (impurity, unholiness), lasciviousness (excess,
immoderation), idolatry (putting other gods first, worshipping any one or any thing other than God),
witchcraft (sorcery, the preparing or using of any kind of drugs, potions or spells), hatred,
variance (strife, quarrel, rivalry, contention), emulations (jealousies), wrath (intense passion
of the mind, the working and fermenting of the mind, the demonstration of strong passion, which may
include anger or revenge, though it does not necessarily include it) strife (canvassing, party-spirit,
faction), seditions (standing apart, dissension), heresies (sect),envyings, murders, drunkenness,
revellings (feasting, carousing), AND SUCH LIKE.
keeping God first, love, rejoicing over another's success, peace, quietness, unity, edifying others,
forbearance, gentleness, goodness, having the Bible as your only standard of faith and practice,
witnessing the fullness of life that is in Christ, being sober, keeping the Lord's communion, and
such like.
Walking in the Spirit includes not only walking in the Light as He is Light as listed above,
but it also includes operating the manifestations as we walk with God:
wisdom, discerning of spirits, faith, working of miracles and gifts of healings. (I Cor. 12:8-10)
The fruit of the spirit is:
benevolence, kindness), goodness (goodness and kindness, the quality of him who is ruled by
and aims at the good, moral worth, and sterling goodness apart from attractiveness), faith,
meekness (mildness), temperance (self-control, self-command). (Galatians 5:22, 23)
words that describe the fruit of the spirit!
"Can you send the God's Word Daily to my friend? I think she would get blessed by them.
Thank You for sending me God's Word Daily every day. " L. Jones