Romans 8:1-6 There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death. For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh: That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit. For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. The law could not free us because it depended on our ability.
We needed Jesus to come so we can rely on His ability. We cannot walk in the Spirit without His help. We can try but He doesn't want us to and we are destined to fail without Him. You have to walk after the Spirit to be free from the lust of the flesh. You have to stay close to God. You will not always feel Him. You will not often want to. It will always be easier not to. But you must press through all of these to get to the Spirit. He is life and we must seek Him as if our life depended on it because it does. Again and again in the scripture we are told to lean on the Lord.
John 15:4-5 (Jesus talking) Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit for without me ye can do nothing.
Zechariah 4:6 Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, saith the Lord of hosts.
John 16:33 These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; for I have overcome the world.
He overcame the world because we needed Him to so we could have the power to do so also. Remember how I told you about how good God was during my labor and how He helped me every step of the way? Well the next church service I was in was about the cross and I realized that Jesus endured all He did on the cross and did so alone so I would never have to. We can't do anything without His power. I know it seems backwards. Why would God want to do all the work? Grace. He did all the work to save us why not to keep us? Stay close to Him and He will take care of everything.
Jude 1:24-25 Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy, To the only wise God our Savior, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and for ever. Amen.
He will give you all you need and more but you have to go to Him to get it.
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