Daily Reading: 5-12-16
Galatians 5:16-25 New Living Translation
Humans may have the greatest of intentions to accomplish really good things for God and still fall short or fail. We can accept the work of Christ on the cross and receive his forgiveness and still find ourselves struggling to stay faithful or fruitful. Sometimes we fail because the things we intend to accomplish are not God’s plan or desire for us. Because God has given us the ability to choose our path, we may find our personal desires are in conflict with God’s desires for His Kingdom people. The Kingdom of God is a spiritual realm where righteousness, peace and joy have dominion; King Jesus is the Ruler. Sometimes we fall short of manifesting good things that reveal God’s Kingdom, because we just don’t possess the character endurance to press on when things become more difficult for us. God understands our dilemma and has provided a way.
We must remember there is a gap that was formed by sin between our natural intentions and manifestation of the Good that pleases God; that gap needs to be filled with spiritual substance and power that comes from outside our own energy and ability. The Apostle Paul reminds us that Person of substance or Helper with power we need is the Holy Spirit. The Spirit of God is the perfect One to fill, motivate, and guide believers to accomplish what God desires for our lives; what God determines is Good for us as His children.