Galatians 5:18 - Living by the Spirit

I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. (Galatians 2:20)

The Spirit of God meets us in that space—in that gap—not with lightning bolts of magic but with the concrete practices of the body of Christ that conscript our bodily habits. If we think of sanctification as learning to “put on” or “clothe” ourselves with Christ (Rom. 13:14; Col. 3:14), this is intimately bound up with becoming incorporated into hi

When God gave us all things that pertain to life and godliness, He told us the same thing. We are no longer servants, who need to be told what to do each day. We are friends, adults in faith, trusted with the principles needed to live as God would live in this world.

To understand this, you must first identify the character qualities of Jesus. One of the most concise descriptions of his character is the fruit of the Spirit: “When the Holy Spirit controls our lives, he will produce this kind of fruit in us: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.”1

For reflection: Genesis 4:16 To walk out of His will is to walk into nowhere. —from Perelandra

When Jesus spoke of this water "springing up," He used a word that literally meant "leaping up." The picture He painted was of water so alive, so dynamic, so energetic, and powerful that it not only would assuage thirst for a nlonlent, it would begin to pour up out of the soul of the person and continue to nurture him (lay after