BE LED BY THE SPIRIT, NOT THE LAW

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Although we were all created by God, in His image and likeness, not everyone is a child of God, at least not yet. The moment Adam and Eve disobeyed God, they lost the fellowship they had with God, they and the entire human race after them, died spiritually. But God in His love and grace made a way for the entire human race to be reconciled to Him and that was through the perfect sacrifice of His Son Jesus, who gave His life on that cross at Calvary to atone for the sins of the human race. We can now be restored back into fellowship with God by trusting in what Jesus did for us.

We can now become children of God when we believe in Jesus and receive Him as Our Lord and Savior. Our spirits that were once dead become alive to God again, we are Born Again as His Children, and His Spirit comes to regenerate and inhabit our spirit. The Word of God declares:

¹² But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: - John 1:12 NKJV

As children of God, we are no longer to be led by our human natures or by any other outward laws but by the Holy Spirit who is in us. Fellow child of God, our Born Again spirits (indwelt by and joined to the Holy Spirit) are to guide and lead in our lives, our souls and bodies are to follow that leading.

¹⁴ For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God. – Romans 8:14 NIV

It is the Holy Spirit who leads our spirits and our spirits in turn lead our souls and our bodies ultimately follow suit. The Holy Spirit within us talks to us, helps us, teaches us, guides us, intercedes for us, comforts us, convicts us of who we are in Christ…and as we affirmatively respond to Him we are being led by Him – that’s our heritage as children of God.

Being led by the Spirit of God will result in the Fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23) being produced in our lives. On the contrary, every time we choose not to follow the Holy Spirit’s leading we will end up walking in the flesh and producing the works of the flesh listed in Galatians 5:19-21 and reaping the consequences of our poor choices.

Let’s look at a couple of verses…

¹⁸ But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law. –     Galatians 5:18 NKJV

Now check this out:

¹⁴ For sin shall not have dominion over you, for you are not under law but under grace. – Romans 6:14 NKJV

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From these scriptures we can safely conclude that the only way to live victoriously over sin is not to subject ourselves to the OT laws but rather to submit ourselves to the leading of the Holy Spirit. If we are led by the Holy Spirit we are no longer under the OT Law of Moses, we are now under God’s unmerited favor, His amazing grace.

As we follow the Spirit’s leading we will experience His abundant life and perfect peace.

Blessings!