WALKING IN THE SPIRIT (PART TWO)

Those who have given their life to Jesus are those who have the full right and power to walk in the spirit because they are the ones who have experienced the redemption of spirit. “In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins” Colossians 1:14.

“To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.  In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace” Ephesians 1:6-7.

This redemption was made possible by the blood of Jesus.

“Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us.  For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh:  How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?  And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance” Hebrews 9:12-15.

“Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus” Romans 3:24

The old man which is the sinful nature is put to death at the new birth and buried so that we can now live the newness of life.

“Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds;  And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him” Colossians 3:9-10

When we walk in the spirit, we produce spiritual fruits which only those who are in Christ Jesus can produce.

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THE WALKING IN THE SPIRIT

 

Walking in the Spirit is knowing what is happening in the realms of the spirit and knowing what to do to be partaker of what is happening. Every believer is expected to have a walk in the spirit because it is the secret of victory over sin and also the practical doctrine of Christian living.

“This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.  For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.  But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law”. Galatians 5:16-18

Man is a spirit being which dwells in a body, the body of man is not the real man but the spirit is; the body (flesh) is the house of the spirit. So the spirit we are talking about is the spirit of man guided by the Holy Spirit.  There is a distinction between the spirit of man and the flesh. The spirit of man has a soul which is composed of the reasoning faculties which contact mental things by the things the ear hears, what the eyes see, what the nose perceives, what the mouth speaks and tastes and what the skin feels.

And so, the apostle Paul is telling us not to be led by what we feel, hear, feel, see or perceive because they dwell on the flesh. Rather, we should live in the spirit. We should live by the spirit because it is the candle light of God in man. “The spirit of man is the candle of the LORD, searching all the inward parts of the belly” Proverb 20:27.

It is true that when man first sinned in the Garden of Eden, the spirit of man experienced a spiritual downfall and was under the usurpation of the devil. This took man away from a spiritual walk with God.

“Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:  (For until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed when there is no law.  Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam's transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come” Romans 5:12-14.  

But glory be to God for sending our lord Jesus Christ who has restored us to a position of righteousness in him. “To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved” Ephesians 1:6.

“For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ” Romans 5:17.

If you are reading this post and you are not born again, what are you waiting  for? Give your life to Jesus today and be welcomed into the beloved, the gathering of the sons of God, the church which is the body of Christ.    

Prayer; a call to surrender

Lord Jesus, I believe you died on the cross to set me free from sin and its consequences. You resurrected from the dead to set me free from the grip of the devil. And so Lord, come into my heart and make it your abode. From today, I am yours, help me to serve and follow you. Today, I am saved by your blood. Thank you Jesus for saving me. Amen!!!

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THE PROPHETIC MOVE

Prophecies are made by prophets and prophets are made by prophecies in the mouth of a mighty God. Prophesy is a declaration or proclamation of an event which has already taken place in history or what can still take place or will take place in future. This is the prophecy which Jacob gave concerning Judah;

“Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies; thy father's children shall bow down before thee” Genesis 49:8.

Although Jacob was speaking prophetically concerning Judah, unknown to him, he connected spiritually to a previous prophecy made by Judah’s mother, Leah in Genesis 29:35

“And she conceived again, and bare a son: and she said, Now will I praise the LORD: therefore she called his name Judah; and left bearing” Genesis 29:35.

The significant of the name, Judah which denotes praise was already revealed in the prophetic history of this tribe. As at the time when the prophecy was first given, it was a mystery to Leah. She did not grasp what she was saying because she said it out of great excitement. Even as at the time Jacob made the prophetic blessing, it did not happen immediately but was fulfilled ten generations later in the life of David from the tribe of Judah who became the king of Israel.

“Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies; thy father's children shall bow down before thee.  Judah is a lion's whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up?  The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be” Genesis 49:8-10.

The lion, king of the forest is a fitting symbol of this tribe from which David came from, and the son of David, Shiloh, the true “Lion of the Tribe of Judah” (JESUS) to whom all power in heaven, on earth and under the earth hath been given.

And Jacob said, “Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise”. Here, Jacob was not referring to the person of Judah, but in the spirit of prophecy, he was talking about the coming of Shiloh and that everyone will bow to him.   

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