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Who’s leading you?

Romans 8:14 says: “For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.” According to the Merriam Webster dictionary, to be “led” means: to be guided on a way especially by following someone going in advance; to be directed on a course or in a direction. Those that are led by the Spirit of God are following the Spirit’s promptings and do as the Spirit leads. This means that you can observe a person and see if they are really “sons of God” because if they are led to live sinfully, it is clear that they are not being led by the Spirit of God. The works of the flesh are clearly mentioned in Galations 5: 19-21: “Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.” If we are continually allowing the above works to flow out of our lives, we are not being led by the Spirit. The fruits of the Spirit are also evident. In Galations 5: 22-26: “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. And those who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.” These are the fruits that God desires to see flowing out of our lives. It will happen as we learn to submit to His Spirit. Make a self-analysis. What is flowing out of you? If it is not the fruits of the Spirit, then check your heart, repent and turn back to God and be led by the Spirit of God!

Romans 8:14 “For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.”

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Are you walking in the Spirit?

It is easy to see one who walks and lives in the Spirit. Just look at their fruit. If one says they are Christian, they are saying that they are a Christ-follower. If they are a Christ-follower, one should see the fruit of the Spirit abounding in their lives.

Galations 5:22 and 23 shares what the fruit of the Spirit is: “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23  gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law”. The previous verses, 19 – 22share the works of the flesh, which are: “Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, 20 idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, 21 envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God”.

So it’s clear, if your life continues to manifest uncontrolled anger, hatred, contentions, jealousies, selfish ambitions, etc, as well as the other works of the flesh shared in the above verses, you will not inherit the Kingdom of God. We must rise above this nature, and allow the fruit of the Spirit to begin to manifest in and through our lives. Love, joy, peace, kindness, as well as the other fruit will help to heal this nation. the fruit of the Spirit flowing in and through our lives will also reveal the love and grace of God to all those around us.
 

Galations 5:25 and 26 If We live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. 26 Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.