June 6, 2019
Galatians 5:16-25 The Passion Translation (TPT)
Yesterday, we explored the meaning of “Let go and let God.” If we are honest, every human being craves freedom, satisfaction, and power of some kind; we like to hold onto certain things that make us feel “good,” don’t we? Letting go may feel like we are sacrificing something good for us. Remember, the Lord has given us freedom, so how will we use it? We like being able to stand in a place of independence, influence, or power and honestly, in Christ, we were created to do so. Yet, our will has to be supported by righteous attitudes in our minds, righteous motives in our hearts, and the power needs to be used to exalt Christ not our flesh. Sometimes believers experience an internal war, because our flesh craves something the Spirit is not free to give because the Anointed One says it is contrary to God’s will for our lives. We cannot flow in the power of the Spirit and selfishness at the same time.
Today, the Apostle Paul teaches us about the benefit of letting go and embracing the realm and reign of God. Only when we flow in the Spirit will our lives produce an eternal and holy victory. The Spirit wants us to connect in power and oneness with God. In fact, the Spirit craves that oneness in the holiness of God. Not everything we may have a desire to say or do will bring a holy victory; not everything is good according to Christ the Anointed One. In fact, we are free, yet that freedom misused can cause us to forfeit the Kingdom realm of God.