GIVE NO ROOM FOR THE FLESH: Devotion for Saturday June 11, 2016
Text: Galatians 5:16 – 18 Memory verse: v 16
To
prevent the afore-mentioned evils in 5:15, Paul exhorted the Galatians to walk
in the Spirit, that is, according to the guidance, direction, and influence of
the Holy Spirit. He acknowledges the great weakness of the Godly, because they
are but in part regenerated. His exhortation was a reminder that they are
endued with the Spirit of God, who has delivered them from the slavery of sin,
and so from the Law, so that they should not give themselves to lusts any more.
Being led by the Holy Spirit involves the desire to hear, the readiness to obey
God’s Word, and the sensitivity to discern between your feelings and His
promptings. Paul’s emphasis was that they should live each day controlled and
guided by the Holy Spirit who will help them control their selfish desires.
Beloved,
what Paul is says here is that we should no longer give room to the fleshly
desires and lust but rather we should be filled with the Holy Spirit and the
word of God. Giving room for the flesh emanates from emptiness and having wrong
desires. Walking in our text means living. When we live in the Holy Spirit, we
won’t be doing what our sinful nature craves. When we become Christians, our
sinful nature still exists. But God asks us to place our sinful nature under
the control of the Holy Spirit so that He can transform it. Are you still under
the influence of the flesh? Prayerfully place them under the control of the
Holy Spirit and He will transform you.
Food for Thought: Romans 13:14
Prayer: God, by the power of the Holy Spirit, crucify the power of flesh and lust in me in Jesus name.
