O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you?
2 This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?
3 Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh?
4 Have ye suffered so many things in vain? if it be yet in vain.
5 He therefore that ministereth to you the Spirit, and worketh miracles among you, doeth he it by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?
6 Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.
7 Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham.
Galations 3: 1-7
On reading this scripture this morning it reminded me, I am not made perfect by the flesh, nothing the flesh can do for me will push me to perfection in Christ. My works must not be in vain. Everything I do must be from the guidance of the Spirit, that leads to life.
For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. Romans 8:6
“…Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh?
Have ye suffered so many things in vain? if it be yet in vain.” These two verses convicted me because many times we start off on fire, moving in the Spirit, learning from the Spirit, then we take things into our own hands. We cannot finish the race by being made whole through the flesh.
Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, Hebrews 12:1
It’s easy to default back to the ways of the flesh but this reminder is for you to LAY DOWN EVERY WEIGHT AND SIN THAT EASILY BESET (TROUBLES) YOU. Let us run with endurance brothers and sisters, we began in the Spirit who are we now to take back that control, continue in the Spirit.
This morning ask God in what area of your life have you given him control vs your flesh taking control. Let him bring them to mind, and repent as such.
Share this with a brother and sister who may have fallen, tell them to get back up again this time not in their own strength but with the guidance and help of the Holy Spirit. We are all children of Abraham which makes us children of faith. Get up again.
Prayer: Dear Heavenly Father I admit that I am a sinner, I have started walking with you and have fallen away. My sin is too much to bear on my own but thankfully I know I don’t have to do that anymore, I give it to you. I ask that you wash me in the blood that Jesus died on the cross for me to have and I receive your complete deliverance in everyway, cleanse me. I know this road will not always be easy but I know you are with me. And because of that I can never lose. Be with me always. I receive your Holy Spirirt and I ask that you live within me and guide my life, I surrender. In Jesus’s name amen!!!
If you’ve repeated this prayer leave me a message below on how I can pray for you on this walk because you are not now in it alone.