“Since we are living by the Spirit, let us follow the Spirit’s leading in every part of our lives.”
Galatians 5:25 NLT
This verse is the filler ins divine sandwich. On the top is: “Those who belong to Christ Jesus have nailed the passions and desires of their sinful nature to his cross and crucified them there.”Galatians 5:24 NLT
And underneath: “Let us not become conceited, or provoke one another, or be jealous of one another.”
Galatians 5:26 NLT
In the whole chapter Paul is teaching on matters pertaining to fleshly desires to walk in acts that oppose the freedom the Holy Spirit brings. They range from circumcision in the belief they will please God, in line with wrong teaching to outright fleshly acts of anger, flighting, envy, drunkenness etc and adds the evidence that one is walking in the Spirit: love, joy, patience, goodness, faithfulness, kindness, peace, gentleness and self-control ( verses 22,23).
Fruits are our barometer. If we are walking in the Spirit good fruit, tasty fruit, is displayed. If we are walking in the flesh rotten fruit is displayed.
If we want to track how we are doing, look back at the barrel of fruit. Acknowledgement of success or failure enables us to move on in either repentance or victory. Ours is the choice! Amen!
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