Saturday, September 26, 2009

How do we get in the Spirit ?

What does it mean to be filled with the Holy Spirit, and what does it mean to walk in the Spirit? Both are good questions, but both can be accomplished by simply denying the lusts of our flesh, and yielding ourselves to the full control of the Spirit of God. Somehow as Christians we act like both of these conditions are impossible to achieve, when the Bible clearly states just the opposite. Simply, “Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh (Gal. 5:16). 1) How do we get in the Spirit ? By simply getting saved. (Rom. 8:9) says, “But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.” 2) Learn to walk in and after the Spirit. This is not a quick process, but it is achievable. If we are in Christ, and Christ is in us, then logically someone must lead. When our flesh leads we bear the fruit of selfishness and sin, but when the Spirit of God leads us we bear the fruit of righteousness and truth, because we are filled with the Holy Spirit’s power. To walk in and after the Holy Spirit the believer must yield total control of his will and ways back to God. Walking after the Spirit takes practice, and we will fail a time or two along the way, but it is definitely possible. So yield, and walk in the Spirit!